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Measuring Vital Signs

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






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






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






4. How does external respiration occur?






5. Signs and symptoms of shock






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






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






8. Normal body temperature ranges?






9. Feel






10. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






11. The temperature falls to normal and then rises again in a repeating pattern.






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






13. 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.






14. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






15. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






16. Measurement of oxygen






17. Fever above 100.2 F






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






19. How does disease increase the body's temperature?






20. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






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






23. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






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






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






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






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






28. Bend of knee






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






30. Average pulse rate for an adult






31. High oxygen






32. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






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






34. Weak and may be irregular






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






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






37. An example of a nursing diagnoses






38. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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39. How is shock caused?






40. How does age affect pulse?






41. Hearing






42. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






43. How is pulse best found?






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

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45. People most at risk for hypertension






46. 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.






47. Elevated temperature






48. Absence of breathing






49. Decreased levels of oxygen in the blood - often seen in patients wo are under medical sedation - who are recovering from anesthesia or abdominal surgery - or who are in a weak or debiliated condition.






50. Diurnal variation BP?