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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. Signs and symptoms of shock






3. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






4. 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






5. Difference between the apical and radial pulse - this requires two people to count the radial and apicial pulses at the same time to determine whether there is a what?






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






7. High oxygen






8. Head injury BP?






9. BP at or lower 90/60.






10. Side of neck






11. When is apicial pulse used?






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






13. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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






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






16. Taking axillary temperature






17. Top of left foot






18. A high temperature falls - usually in the morning - and again rises later in the day. The temperature never fails to normal in this type of fever until recovery occurs.






19. The average temperature in the older adult






20. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






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






22. Measurement of oxygen






23. 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






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






25. 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.






26. Feel






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






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






29. respirations become faster and deeper - then slower and shallower wit a period of apnea - called the death rattle.






30. 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.






31. How does age affect pulse?






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






33. Shallow for two or three breaths with a period of variable apnea. occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure.

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34. Average blood pressure should be






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






36. Excessive sweat production






37. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






38. Gradual return to a normal temperature






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






40. Risk for prolonged hypertension






41. How does size affect pulse?






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






43. How is shock caused?






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






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






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






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






48. Weak and may be irregular






49. How is pulse best found?






50. Fever above 100.2 F