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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Top of left foot






2. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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3. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






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

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






6. Gradual return to a normal temperature






7. How do you measure the apical pulse?






8. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing.






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






10. How should baby's temperature be taken?






11. Stress & emotions. BP?






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






13. When should rectal temperatures be used?






14. Shallow for two or three breaths with a period of variable apnea. occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure.

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

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16. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






18. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






19. If the cardiac output falls what will happen to the BP?






20. People most at risk for hypertension






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






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






23. Those at risk for hypothermia include






24. 3 yr old






25. respirations become faster and deeper - then slower and shallower wit a period of apnea - called the death rattle.






26. An example of a nursing diagnoses






27. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






28. Average pulse rate for an adult






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

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30. The average temperature in the older adult






31. Average blood pressure should be






32. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






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






34. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






35. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






36. 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.






37. Groin area






38. Bend of knee






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






40. Absence of breathing






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






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






43. 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.






44. Abrupt decline in fever






45. High BP






46. Disappearance of sound. (marks diastolic pressure in adults)






47. BP at or lower 90/60.






48. Rectal temperature are






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






50. Diurnal variation BP?