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Measuring Vital Signs

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






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






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






4. 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






5. How is pulse best found?






6. 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.






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

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






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






10. Excessive sweat production






11. How do drugs affect pulse?






12. Taking axillary temperature






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






14. Low oxygen






15. BP at or lower 90/60.






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






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






18. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






19. Lobes in the lungs?






20. How should baby's temperature be taken?






21. Prehypertension






22. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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






24. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






25. Feel






26. Sex BP?






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






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






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






30. 3 yr old






31. Substances tat cause fever






32. 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.






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






34. Symptoms of hypoxia






35. Elevated temperature






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






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

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






39. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






40. How does external respiration occur?






41. Barely palpable






42. Enviromental temperature BP?






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






44. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






46. An example of nursing planning






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






48. High BP






49. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






50. High oxygen







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