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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How should baby's temperature be taken?






2. Weak and may be irregular






3. Normal body temperature ranges?






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






5. Stage 2 hypertension






6. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






7. Stage 1 hypertension






8. Stress & emotions. BP?






9. How do drugs affect pulse?






10. High oxygen






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






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






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






14. If blood becomes thicker - like when excessive blood cells are manufactured what happens to BP?






15. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






16. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






17. What are the 5 vital signs?






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

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19. Adolescent






20. When is apicial pulse used?






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






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






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






24. Rectal temperature are






25. State of insufficient oxygen






26. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






27. Axillary temperature are






28. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






30. How does age affect pulse?






31. How is pulse best found?






32. Diurnal variation BP?






33. Risk for prolonged hypertension






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






35. Abrupt decline in fever






36. Barely palpable






37. Bend of elbow






38. What characteristics should be noted when checking the pulse?






39. This affects the character of the pulse.






40. Heat is lost from the body by evaporation. resulting in a daily loss of 800mL of water from skin and lungs.






41. Elevated temperature






42. Those at risk for hypothermia include






43. Substances tat cause fever






44. 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.






45. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






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






47. 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






48. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






49. BP at or lower 90/60.






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







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