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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. This affects the character of the pulse.






2. 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






3. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






4. What are the 5 vital signs?






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






6. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






7. What pulse is checked to determine whether there is any blockage of circulation in the artery up to that point - especially in patients who have had cardiac catherization using the femoral artery for the insertion of the catheter or those who had sur






8. Heart






9. The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest.






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






11. Bend of elbow






12. Absence of breathing






13. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






14. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






15. Excessive sweat production






16. Groin area






17. right arm vs. left arm/ arm vs. leg BP?






18. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






20. 3 yr old






21. Abnormal - nonmusical sound heard on ausculation of the lungs during inspiration; also called rales. Sound like hair rubbed between the fingers next to the ears.






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






23. Head injury BP?






24. Difficult and labored breathing - can often be accompanied by flared nostrils - anxious appearance - and statements such as I cant get enough air.






25. Healthly adult






26. Barely palpable






27. People most at risk for hypertension






28. High oxygen






29. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






30. Top of left foot






31. What affects does aging do to the blood pressure?






32. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






33. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






34. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






35. Stage 2 hypertension






36. Stress & emotions. BP?






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






38. Lobes in the lungs?






39. Average pulse rate for an adult






40. How does age affect pulse?






41. 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.






42. Side of wrist






43. Low oxygen






44. A sudden change or muffling of the sound. (indicates diastolic pressure in children and some adults)






45. How does external respiration occur?






46. 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






47. Crowing sound on inspiration caused by obstruction of the upper air passages - as occurs in croup or laryngitis






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






49. Gradual return to a normal temperature






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







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