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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






4. A sudden change or muffling of the sound. (indicates diastolic pressure in children and some adults)






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






6. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






7. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






9. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






10. Bend of elbow






11. How is shock caused?






12. When is apicial pulse used?






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






14. Average blood pressure should be






15. Bend of knee






16. Sex BP?






17. Side of neck






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






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






20. Stage 1 hypertension






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






22. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






23. Newborn






24. How should baby's temperature be taken?






25. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






26. High BP






27. How does external respiration occur?






28. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






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






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






31. People most at risk for hypertension






32. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






33. State of insufficient oxygen






34. Groin area






35. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






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






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






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






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






40. 2nd stage of fever is?






41. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






42. Healthly adult






43. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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






45. Stress & emotions. BP?






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






47. Weak and may be irregular






48. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






49. Abrupt decline in fever






50. Hearing







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