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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. 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






2. Adolescent






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






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






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






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






7. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






8. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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






10. Axillary temperature are






11. The pressure wave causing te arterial walls in the vascular system each time the heart contracts to force blood into an already full aorta.






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






13. Lobes in the lungs?






14. Healthly adult






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






16. Stage 2 hypertension






17. What patients should not use a glass thermometer orally?






18. 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.






19. Average blood pressure should be






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

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






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






23. 2nd stage of fever is?






24. If the cardiac output falls what will happen to the BP?






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






26. 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?






27. Heart






28. State of insufficient oxygen






29. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






30. An example of nursing planning






31. Groin area






32. Feel






33. Absence of breathing






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






35. Bend of elbow






36. Side of forehead






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






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






39. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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






41. Increased rate and depth with panting and long grunting exhalation. Often seen with patients with acidosis and renal failure.

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42. How do drugs affect pulse?






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






44. Weak and may be irregular






45. When is apicial pulse used?






46. Those at risk for hypothermia include






47. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






48. Bend of knee






49. How does external respiration occur?






50. People most at risk for hypertension