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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. 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?






2. Barely palpable






3. Abrupt decline in fever






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






5. Stage 1 hypertension






6. respirations become faster and deeper - then slower and shallower wit a period of apnea - called the death rattle.






7. High oxygen






8. An example of nursing planning






9. Healthly adult






10. How do you measure the apical pulse?






11. Side of wrist






12. How should baby's temperature be taken?






13. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






14. The maximum pressure exerted on the artery during left ventricular contraction.






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






16. Substances tat cause fever






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






18. Newborn






19. An example of a nursing diagnoses






20. When is apicial pulse used?






21. How is pulse best found?






22. Measurement of oxygen






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






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






25. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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


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






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






29. Increased rate and depth with panting and long grunting exhalation. Often seen with patients with acidosis and renal failure.


30. Axillary temperature are






31. Elderly respiration






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






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






34. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






35. Taking axillary temperature






36. The temperature falls to normal and then rises again in a repeating pattern.






37. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






38. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






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






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






41. Average blood pressure should be






42. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






43. 3 yr old






44. Rectal temperature are






45. Whisting sound of air forced past a partial obstruction - as found in asthma or emphysema.






46. Groin area






47. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






48. Fever above 100.2 F






49. BP at or lower 90/60.






50. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation