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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Absence of breathing






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






3. Those at risk for hypothermia include






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

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






6. Risk for prolonged hypertension






7. Side of forehead






8. BP at or lower 90/60.






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






10. Symptoms of hypoxia






11. How should respirations be counted?






12. How do drugs affect pulse?






13. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






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






15. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






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






17. Stage 2 hypertension






18. A high temperature falls - usually in the morning - and again rises later in the day. The temperature never fails to normal in this type of fever until recovery occurs.






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






20. 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.






21. Newborn






22. 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






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






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






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






26. What are the 5 vital signs?






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






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






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






30. Side of wrist






31. Taking a rectal temperature






32. Normal body temperature ranges?






33. The lower pressure exerted on the artery when the heart is at rest inbetween contractions.






34. How do you measure the apical pulse?






35. Average blood pressure should be






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

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






38. High BP






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

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40. How is pulse best found?






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






42. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






43. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






44. 2nd stage of fever is?






45. Substances tat cause fever






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






47. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






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






49. Abrupt decline in fever






50. Sex BP?







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