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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. State of insufficient oxygen






2. Taking a rectal temperature






3. 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.






4. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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






6. Head injury or any increased intracranial pressure will depress the respiratory center and result in?






7. Risk for prolonged hypertension






8. What patients should not use a glass thermometer orally?






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






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






11. Hearing






12. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






13. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






15. The average temperature in the older adult






16. Macine that measures oxygen in the blood by determining the percentage of hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen.






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






18. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






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






20. Bend of elbow






21. Symptoms of hypoxia






22. Excessive sweat production






23. Elderly respiration






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






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






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






27. Elevated temperature






28. Adolescent






29. How should baby's temperature be taken?






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






31. Inside ankle






32. When should rectal temperatures be used?






33. Shallow for two or three breaths with a period of variable apnea. occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure.

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






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






36. Prehypertension






37. Average pulse rate for an adult






38. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






39. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






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






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






43. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






44. How is shock caused?






45. Feel






46. Side of neck






47. The pulse rate multiplied by the stroke volume. This is the amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in 1 minute. Averaging at about 5mL per minute.






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






49. 3 yr old






50. 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







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