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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






3. How does physical exercise raise the body's temperature?






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






5. How should respirations be counted?






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






7. What are the 5 vital signs?






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






9. 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






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






11. 3 yr old






12. 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.






13. Side of forehead






14. Fever above 100.2 F






15. Elevated temperature






16. Excessive sweat production






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






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






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






20. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






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






22. Bend of elbow






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






24. How is shock caused?






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






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






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






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






29. Barely palpable






30. Normal body temperature ranges?






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






32. How is pulse best found?






33. Stage 1 hypertension






34. Gradual return to a normal temperature






35. 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.






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






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






38. Stage 2 hypertension






39. Bend of knee






40. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






42. Weak and may be irregular






43. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






44. Substances tat cause fever






45. Lobes in the lungs?






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






47. Enviromental temperature BP?






48. How do you measure the apical pulse?






49. An example of a nursing diagnoses






50. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






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