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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Barely palpable






2. Elevated temperature






3. 1st stage of fever is?






4. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






5. Irregular pulse - a period of normal rhythm broken by periods of irregularity or skipped beats.






6. Side of neck






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






8. High oxygen






9. Fever above 100.2 F






10. Excessive sweat production






11. When should rectal temperatures be used?






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






13. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






14. Bend of knee






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






16. 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?






17. Bend of elbow






18. Measurement of oxygen






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






20. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






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






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






24. Side of wrist






25. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






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






27. 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.






28. How do drugs affect pulse?






29. Risk for prolonged hypertension






30. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






31. When the vascular walls lose elasticity - as with arteriosclerosis and aging what happens to BP?






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






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






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






35. Average pulse rate for an adult






36. Stress & emotions. BP?






37. How should respirations be counted?






38. 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






39. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






40. Heat is lost from the body by evaporation. resulting in a daily loss of 800mL of water from skin and lungs.






41. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






42. Diurnal variation BP?






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






44. How do you measure the apical pulse?






45. Stage 1 hypertension






46. 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






47. How does external respiration occur?






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






49. Weak and may be irregular






50. Are infants blood pressure low or high?