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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Heart






2. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






3. Weak and may be irregular






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






5. When is apicial pulse used?






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






7. This affects the character of the pulse.






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

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9. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






10. Abrupt decline in fever






11. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






12. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






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






14. Those at risk for hypothermia include






15. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






16. Stage 2 hypertension






17. 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.






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






19. How does size affect pulse?






20. How cardiac contractions are normally initiated by the electrical impules emerging from what?






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






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






23. Hearing






24. Head injury BP?






25. 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






26. State of insufficient oxygen






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






28. Lobes in the lungs?






29. Healthly adult






30. Prehypertension






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






32. Signs and symptoms of shock






33. Substances tat cause fever






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






35. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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






37. 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.






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






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






40. By measuring the blood pressure you obtain vital info about what?






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






42. What will happen in febrile stage if temperature is very high or temperature stays for a long amount of time?






43. Elevated temperature






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






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






46. Snoring sound produced when patients are unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or bronchi






47. Murmur or swishing sounds that increase as the cuff is deflated






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






49. Diurnal variation BP?






50. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping