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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






3. The temperature is continuously elevated with less than 1 degree of variation within a 24-hour period.






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






5. Normal body temperature ranges?






6. The average temperature in the older adult






7. 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.






8. By measuring the blood pressure you obtain vital info about what?






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






10. Macine that measures oxygen in the blood by determining the percentage of hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen.






11. Hearing






12. When should rectal temperatures be used?






13. Lobes in the lungs?






14. Fever above 100.2 F






15. 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.






16. Diurnal variation BP?






17. 1st stage of fever is?






18. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






19. Axillary temperature are






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






21. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses


22. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






23. Risk for prolonged hypertension






24. An example of a nursing diagnoses






25. Full and bounding (even beats wit strong force)






26. Elevated temperature






27. Whats the best position to take a rectal temperature?






28. Head injury BP?






29. Abrupt decline in fever






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






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






32. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






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






34. Newborn






35. 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.






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






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






38. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






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






40. 3 yr old






41. Excessive sweat production






42. How do drugs affect pulse?






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






44. Low oxygen






45. Feel






46. How does size affect pulse?






47. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






49. Side of wrist






50. Side of neck