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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. Side of neck






3. State of insufficient oxygen






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






5. People most at risk for hypertension






6. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






7. Elevated temperature






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






9. How do drugs affect pulse?






10. Fever above 100.2 F






11. 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.






12. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






14. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






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






17. Top of left foot






18. Diurnal variation BP?






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

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






21. Lobes in the lungs?






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






23. Prehypertension






24. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






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






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

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27. How does size affect pulse?






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






29. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






30. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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






32. How should baby's temperature be taken?






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






38. When is apicial pulse used?






39. How cardiac contractions are normally initiated by the electrical impules emerging from what?






40. Enviromental temperature BP?






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






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






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






44. How does age affect pulse?






45. Drop in blood pressure when arising to a standing position.






46. Risk for prolonged hypertension






47. How should respirations be counted?






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






49. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






50. Pulse above 100 beats per minute