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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Barely palpable






2. 3 yr old






3. Bend of elbow






4. Does the respiration rate increase or decrease during fever?






5. Crowing sound on inspiration caused by obstruction of the upper air passages - as occurs in croup or laryngitis






6. How should respirations be counted?






7. When the heart contracts How many mLs of blood is propelled into the aorta?






8. When warm skin touches a cool object - heat is lost to the object.






9. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing.






10. What affects does aging do to the blood pressure?






11. 3rd stage of fever?






12. 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.






13. How do drugs affect pulse?






14. What characteristics should be noted when checking the pulse?






15. The average temperature in the older adult






16. Abrupt decline in fever






17. Absence of breathing






18. High oxygen






19. The pressure wave causing te arterial walls in the vascular system each time the heart contracts to force blood into an already full aorta.






20. Difficult and labored breathing - can often be accompanied by flared nostrils - anxious appearance - and statements such as I cant get enough air.






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






22. Abnormal - nonmusical sound heard on ausculation of the lungs during inspiration; also called rales. Sound like hair rubbed between the fingers next to the ears.






23. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






24. Risk for prolonged hypertension






25. Decreased levels of oxygen in the blood - often seen in patients wo are under medical sedation - who are recovering from anesthesia or abdominal surgery - or who are in a weak or debiliated condition.






26. What are the 5 vital signs?






27. Sex BP?






28. How does menstrual cycle and pregnancy raise the body's temperature?






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






30. Measurement of oxygen






31. When should rectal temperatures be used?






32. Irregular pulse - a period of normal rhythm broken by periods of irregularity or skipped beats.






33. Fever above 100.2 F






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






35. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






36. Average pulse rate for an adult






37. How does age affect pulse?






38. Side of neck






39. The lower pressure exerted on the artery when the heart is at rest inbetween contractions.






40. Axillary temperature are






41. How is shock caused?






42. Prehypertension






43. BP at or lower 90/60.






44. If blood becomes thicker - like when excessive blood cells are manufactured what happens to BP?






45. People most at risk for hypertension






46. How cardiac contractions are normally initiated by the electrical impules emerging from what?






47. Symptoms of hypoxia






48. Heart






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






50. Head injury BP?