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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






2. This affects the character of the pulse.






3. How does external respiration occur?






4. Sex BP?






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

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6. Rectal temperature are






7. How does size affect pulse?






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






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






10. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






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






12. Healthly adult






13. High BP






14. An example of a nursing diagnoses






15. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






16. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






17. An example of nursing planning






18. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






20. Air movemtn causes heat to be transferred from the skin to the air molecules.






21. The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest.






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






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






24. Weak and regular (even beats wit poor force)






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






26. The difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure






27. Shock - hemorrhage - low cardiac output - inadequate volume of blood?






28. How is shock caused?






29. Inside ankle






30. When should rectal temperatures be used?






31. How is pulse best found?






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






33. Snoring sound produced when patients are unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or bronchi






34. Stage 1 hypertension






35. 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






36. Heart






37. Measurement of oxygen






38. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






39. Axillary temperature are






40. While measuring the BP certain sounds may be heard that relate to the effect of the blood pressure cuff on the arterial wall.






41. Gradual return to a normal temperature






42. Side of neck






43. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






44. Strong and regular ( even beats wit moderate force)






45. How does age affect pulse?






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






47. 3rd stage of fever?






48. What are the 5 vital signs?






49. Adolescent






50. Average blood pressure should be







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