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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






2. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






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






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






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






6. This affects the character of the pulse.






7. High oxygen






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






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






10. 3 yr old






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






12. Newborn






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






14. Head injury BP?






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






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






17. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






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






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






20. Heart






21. 1st stage of fever is?






22. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






23. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






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






25. High BP






26. Those at risk for hypothermia include






27. Weak and may be irregular






28. What are the 5 vital signs?






29. BP at or lower 90/60.






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






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

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32. Lobes in the lungs?






33. The volume of blood pushed into the aorta per heartbeat.






34. Rectal temperature are






35. Bend of knee






36. 3rd stage of fever?






37. Barely palpable






38. Side of neck






39. Average pulse rate for an adult






40. Axillary temperature are






41. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






42. Low oxygen






43. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






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






45. Stage 1 hypertension






46. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






47. Elderly respiration






48. Substances tat cause fever






49. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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