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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. Elderly respiration






3. Adolescent






4. 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.






5. Signs and symptoms of shock






6. Gradual return to a normal temperature






7. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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






9. What are the 5 vital signs?






10. An example of nursing planning






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






12. Hearing






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






14. Difficult and labored breathing - can often be accompanied by flared nostrils - anxious appearance - and statements such as I cant get enough air.






15. How do drugs affect pulse?






16. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






17. People most at risk for hypertension






18. Rectal temperature are






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






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






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






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






23. Side of forehead






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






25. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






26. How should respirations be counted?






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






34. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






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






36. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






37. Bend of knee






38. Absence of breathing






39. How does the time of day (circadian rhythm) affect the body's temperature?

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40. Bend of elbow






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






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






43. Healthly adult






44. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






45. Enviromental temperature BP?






46. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






47. Newborn






48. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






49. The average temperature in the older adult






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