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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Symptoms of hypoxia






2. Enviromental temperature BP?






3. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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4. Feel






5. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






6. Excessive sweat production






7. Signs and symptoms of shock






8. Blood pressure for any adult should be no higher than






9. Groin area






10. Continuous dry - rattling sounds heard on ausculation of the lungs caused by partial obstruction.






11. Disappearance of sound. (marks diastolic pressure in adults)






12. How does age affect pulse?






13. Elevated temperature






14. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






15. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






16. State of insufficient oxygen






17. 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






18. Obtaining the correct size for a cuff for BP?






19. What pulse is checked to determine whether there is any blockage of circulation in the artery up to that point - especially in patients who have had cardiac catherization using the femoral artery for the insertion of the catheter or those who had sur






20. The volume of blood pushed into the aorta per heartbeat.






21. High oxygen






22. Rectal temperature are






23. How does size affect pulse?






24. Healthly adult






25. How does emotional stress raise the body's temperature?






26. Carbon dioxide is carried as bicarbonate ion in the blood until it reaches where?






27. BP at or lower 90/60.






28. Sex BP?






29. When is apicial pulse used?






30. Head injury BP?






31. How does disease increase the body's temperature?






32. Increased or rapid breathing results from te presence of fever and a number or diseases. breathing rate increased about 4 breaths for each degree increase in temperature.






33. Average pulse rate for an adult






34. How is pulse best found?






35. Stress & emotions. BP?






36. The temperature is continuously elevated with less than 1 degree of variation within a 24-hour period.






37. Whats the best position to take a rectal temperature?






38. Abrupt decline in fever






39. Fever above 100.2 F






40. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






41. When the vascular walls lose elasticity - as with arteriosclerosis and aging what happens to BP?






42. Stage 1 hypertension






43. If the cardiac output falls what will happen to the BP?






44. What happens whens vasoconstriction causes peripheral vascular resistance to rise?






45. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






46. Lobes in the lungs?






47. An example of a nursing diagnoses






48. Side of wrist






49. Weak and may be irregular






50. Heat is lost from the body by evaporation. resulting in a daily loss of 800mL of water from skin and lungs.







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