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Measuring Vital Signs

Subjects : health-sciences, emergency-medicine

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1. Continuous dry - rattling sounds heard on ausculation of the lungs caused by partial obstruction.
+3
dyspnea
Rhonchi
the effectiveness of the heart contractions - the amount of blood in the system - and the presence of any obstruction or interference of blood to the blood vessels

2. Side of forehead
140-159/90-99
Stertor
Onset - which may occur gradually or suddenly. the body responds to a pyrogen by trying to conserve and manufacture heat to raise the set point for core temperature. The person will feel cold - and will add clothes or covers - curl up in a ball - and
Temporal

3. Weak and may be irregular
30 seconds and multiplied by 2. unless the person is very sick or has resp. problems you should count for one full minute.
men - African Americans - under a lot of stress - obese
Apical
thready

4. Stage 2 hypertension
^160/^100
left Sims position
tachycardia
Pulse

5. BP at or lower 90/60.
12-20
hypotension
Respiration
16-20

6. Bend of knee
the palpation method is used. put cuff over arm - feel the radial point to get the systolic pressure you cant get the diastolic this way.
Stimulants increase the pulse rate. Depressants decrease the pulse rate.
The systolic blood pressure rises slightly because the arota and major arteries tend to harden with age. The diastolic pressure rises also.
popliteal

7. If blood becomes thicker - like when excessive blood cells are manufactured what happens to BP?
low BP
the BP goes up because more pressure is needed to push the thicker fluid through the vascular system.
intermittent
when it is difficult to find or to count the radial pulse - or for patients with heart conditions for one full minute by placing stethoscope on the heart to count for a full minute.

8. How cardiac contractions are normally initiated by the electrical impules emerging from what?
oximetry
hemorrhage - vomiting - diarrhea - burns - and myocardial infarctions.
bradycardia
Sinoatrial node (SA NODE)

9. How does age affect pulse?
3 in the right lung and 2 lobes in the left
from drug therapy - a neurologic problem or dehydration.
The pulse rate gradually diminishes from birth to adulthood
Irregular

10. Adolescent
+2
Pulse pressure
Diastolic pressure
16-20

11. A pattern of breathing in which there is an increase in the rate and the depth of breaths and carbon dioxide is expelled - causing te blood level of carbon dioxide to fall. this condition is seen after sever exertion - during high levels of anxiety o
Hyperventilation
Dorsalis pedis
It increases to push the blood through more rigid pathways.
It will also fall

12. Whats the best position to take a rectal temperature?
Korotkoff sounds
popliteal
Pons and Medulla of the brainstem
left Sims position

13. People most at risk for hypertension
when it is difficult to find or to count the radial pulse - or for patients with heart conditions for one full minute by placing stethoscope on the heart to count for a full minute.
men - African Americans - under a lot of stress - obese
97.5 to 99.5
higher

14. Macine that measures oxygen in the blood by determining the percentage of hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen.
Relapsing
oximeter
hypotension
1) ventilation - Which is the movement of air in and out of the lung. 2) dispersion of air throughout the bronchial tree of the lungs; 3) diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules across the alveolar membranes; 4) perfusion - the movement of b

15. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute
It increases to push the blood through more rigid pathways.
wheeze
Nursing interventions to reduce fever
bradycardia

16. Normal body temperature ranges?
97.5 to 99.5
Hyperthermia related to infection or excessive heat exposure
Blood pressure increases because there is more volume of blood in the vascular system.
Pons and Medulla of the brainstem

17. The pressure wave causing te arterial walls in the vascular system each time the heart contracts to force blood into an already full aorta.
Pedal pulse
Pulse
the BP goes up because more pressure is needed to push the thicker fluid through the vascular system.
Dorsalis pedis

18. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping
It uses large muscles in the body - which create body heat by burning up the glucose and fat in the tissues - muscle action generates heat and core temperature rises.
97.5 to 99.5
Stroke volume
systolic pressure indicated by faint - clear sound that gradually grow louder.

19. How does menstrual cycle and pregnancy raise the body's temperature?
stridor
hyperoxia
shallow or slow breathing
Body temperature drops before ovulation and rises 1 degree above normal during ovulation. During pregnancy the body temperature is slightly higher.

20. Rectal temperature are
hypotension
low BP
about 1 degree higher than oral temperatures
Tachypnea

21. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation
postoperative patients wo have been cooled during surgery - newborn infants whose skin is exposed to cool room temperatures - elderly or debiliated patients - and those exposed to cold temperatures for prolonged periods.
Radial
absent
3 in the right lung and 2 lobes in the left

22. What affects does aging do to the heart rate?

23. Hearing
lysis
Kussmaul's respiration
ausculatation
Hyperventilation

24. right arm vs. left arm/ arm vs. leg BP?
12-20
variation of about 5-10 between arms. and a 10-40 difference in systolic pressure with leg & arm.
Acute anxiety stimulate the nervous system - raising the pulse.
Eupnea

25. Are infants blood pressure low or high?
hemorrhage - vomiting - diarrhea - burns - and myocardial infarctions.
16-20
Temperature will remain below 102 degrees with use of hypothermia blanket
low

26. Healthly adult
about 1 degree higher than oral temperatures
12-20
place the thermometer in the center of the patients dry axilla. Ask patient to hold the arm tightly against the chest. Leave in place 3-8 minutes.
Temperature will remain below 102 degrees with use of hypothermia blanket

27. Groin area
Hypothermia
+3
orthostatic hypertension
Femoral

28. Barely palpable
Nursing interventions to reduce fever
Tall - slender people mayy ave a slower pulse rate than short - stout persons
60 to 70 mL
Feeble

29. Average blood pressure should be
Rhonchi
120/70
Brachial
Evaporation

30. The volume of blood pushed into the aorta per heartbeat.
absent
Feeble
shallow or slow breathing
Stroke volume

31. Top of left foot
if its hot bp can lower because of vasodilation. if its cold it can rise because of vasoconstriction.
Dorsalis pedis
Relapsing
when it is difficult to find or to count the radial pulse - or for patients with heart conditions for one full minute by placing stethoscope on the heart to count for a full minute.

32. Stage 1 hypertension
about 1 degree lower than oral temperatures
140-159/90-99
the BP goes up because more pressure is needed to push the thicker fluid through the vascular system.
60 to 70 mL

33. How is pulse best found?
16-20
Posterior tibial
by placing the flat part of the first fingers against the tendon - or cord - on the thumb inside of the inner wrist and ten rolling the fingers slightly outward into the little trough on the thumb inside the wrist.
72 bpm

34. What affects does aging do to the respiratory rate?
120-139/80-89
by placing the flat part of the first fingers against the tendon - or cord - on the thumb inside of the inner wrist and ten rolling the fingers slightly outward into the little trough on the thumb inside the wrist.
Diastolic pressure
It may rise slightly as decreases in vital capacity and respiratory reserve occur.

35. Lobes in the lungs?
pyrogens
hypoxia
20-30
3 in the right lung and 2 lobes in the left

36. Heart
Body temperature drops before ovulation and rises 1 degree above normal during ovulation. During pregnancy the body temperature is slightly higher.
popliteal
Apical
120/80

37. State of insufficient oxygen
hypoxia
Pons and Medulla of the brainstem
Cheyenne-Stokes
It will also fall

38. Elderly respiration
Biot's
the rate - the rhythm - and volume
16-20
60 to 70 mL

39. Absence of breathing
place the thermometer in the center of the patients dry axilla. Ask patient to hold the arm tightly against the chest. Leave in place 3-8 minutes.
apnea
Onset - which may occur gradually or suddenly. the body responds to a pyrogen by trying to conserve and manufacture heat to raise the set point for core temperature. The person will feel cold - and will add clothes or covers - curl up in a ball - and
Body temperature drops before ovulation and rises 1 degree above normal during ovulation. During pregnancy the body temperature is slightly higher.

40. Blood pressure for any adult should be no higher than
about 1 degree higher than oral temperatures
120/80
pulse deficit - the radial pulse subtracted from the apical pulse equals the pulse deficit.
It may rise slightly as decreases in vital capacity and respiratory reserve occur.

41. What happens when vasodilation occurs?
the blood pressure will rise in order to push the blood along.
palpate
Vascular resistance drops and the blood pressure decreases
in the alveoli - tiny thin-walled sacs

42. Abrupt decline in fever
place the thermometer in the center of the patients dry axilla. Ask patient to hold the arm tightly against the chest. Leave in place 3-8 minutes.
Increases as body tries to remove excess heat
Crisis
120/80

43. Breathing is an involuntary automatic function controlled by the respiratory center located where?
Pons and Medulla of the brainstem
from drug therapy - a neurologic problem or dehydration.
stridor
thready

44. A high temperature falls - usually in the morning - and again rises later in the day. The temperature never fails to normal in this type of fever until recovery occurs.
remittent
It uses large muscles in the body - which create body heat by burning up the glucose and fat in the tissues - muscle action generates heat and core temperature rises.
The systolic blood pressure rises slightly because the arota and major arteries tend to harden with age. The diastolic pressure rises also.
dyspnea

45. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.
intermittent
Pulse pressure
Stertor
Blood pressure increases because there is more volume of blood in the vascular system.

46. What characteristics should be noted when checking the pulse?
restlessness & apprehension - confusion - dizziness - and change in level of consciousness - cyanosis or skin color changes - particularly around the mouth and in the nail beds
the rate - the rhythm - and volume
in the alveoli - tiny thin-walled sacs
Tachypnea

47. Strong and regular ( even beats wit moderate force)
16-20
+2
It increases to push the blood through more rigid pathways.
lysis

48. Axillary temperature are
about 1 degree lower than oral temperatures
Convection
lysis
palpate

49. Difficult and labored breathing - can often be accompanied by flared nostrils - anxious appearance - and statements such as I cant get enough air.
When an accurate temperature cant be obtained orally and a tympanic or temporal artery thermometer are not available. It may be used when there is nasal congestion or there has been nasal or oral surgery - the patient is unable to keep their mouth cl
dyspnea
Korotkoff sounds Phase V: Silence
Korotkoff sounds

50. How do drugs affect pulse?
Stimulants increase the pulse rate. Depressants decrease the pulse rate.
Defervescence - lowering of the body temperature to normal. The person feels warm and the skin may be moist.
Rhonchi
fever