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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. 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






3. Murmur or swishing sounds that increase as the cuff is deflated






4. 1st stage of fever is?






5. How do you measure the apical pulse?






6. The average temperature in the older adult






7. What will happen in febrile stage if temperature is very high or temperature stays for a long amount of time?






8. Adolescent






9. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






10. Newborn






11. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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






13. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






14. Feel






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






16. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






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






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






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. Lobes in the lungs?






21. Difference between the apical and radial pulse - this requires two people to count the radial and apicial pulses at the same time to determine whether there is a what?






22. Elevated temperature






23. What affects does aging do to the respiratory rate?






24. People most at risk for hypertension






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






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






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






28. Encourage a large fluid intake - lower room temperature - increase air circulation - remove items of clothes - control or reduce the amount of body activity - carry out physicians orders






29. When is apicial pulse used?






30. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






31. A sudden change or muffling of the sound. (indicates diastolic pressure in children and some adults)






32. Fever above 100.2 F






33. Average blood pressure should be






34. Full and bounding (even beats wit strong force)






35. How is shock caused?






36. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






37. How do drugs affect pulse?






38. Breathing is an involuntary automatic function controlled by the respiratory center located where?






39. What should you do if you cannot determine BP by ausculation?






40. Stage 2 hypertension






41. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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

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43. Those at risk for hypothermia include






44. How does external respiration occur?






45. Subnormal body temperature the regulating center in the hypothalamus is greatly impaired when the temperature of the body falls below 94 degrees - at that point? sleepiness and coma are apt to develop.






46. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






48. Rectal temperature are






49. Drop in blood pressure when arising to a standing position.






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







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