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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How is shock caused?






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






3. Substances tat cause fever






4. Normal body temperature ranges?






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

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6. Head injury or any increased intracranial pressure will depress the respiratory center and result in?






7. Lobes in the lungs?






8. Adolescent






9. 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.






10. Top of left foot






11. How do drugs affect pulse?






12. Elevated temperature






13. Side of forehead






14. 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.






15. Air movemtn causes heat to be transferred from the skin to the air molecules.






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






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






18. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






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






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






21. Taking axillary temperature






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






23. Average pulse rate for an adult






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






25. Excessive sweat production






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






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






28. Signs and symptoms of shock






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. Weak and may be irregular






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






35. Absence of breathing






36. When warm skin touches a cool object - heat is lost to the object.






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






38. Sex BP?






39. 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






40. 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?






41. Bend of knee






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






43. When is apicial pulse used?






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






45. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






46. Prehypertension






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






48. How do you measure the apical pulse?






49. Feel






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







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