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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. How should respirations be counted?






3. Side of neck






4. How is shock caused?






5. Bend of knee






6. Substances tat cause fever






7. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






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






10. Gradual return to a normal temperature






11. Stage 2 hypertension






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






13. Those at risk for hypothermia include






14. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






15. BP at or lower 90/60.






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






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






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






19. Heart






20. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






21. Adolescent






22. 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?






23. Groin area






24. The average temperature in the older adult






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






26. While measuring the BP certain sounds may be heard that relate to the effect of the blood pressure cuff on the arterial wall.






27. Sex BP?






28. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






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






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






31. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






32. When should rectal temperatures be used?






33. What are the 5 vital signs?






34. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






36. Measurement of oxygen






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






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

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39. Continuous dry - rattling sounds heard on ausculation of the lungs caused by partial obstruction.






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






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






42. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






44. A pattern of breathing in which there is an increase in the rate and the depth of breaths and carbon dioxide is expelled - causing te blood level of carbon dioxide to fall. this condition is seen after sever exertion - during high levels of anxiety o






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






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






47. Rectal temperature are






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






49. How does age affect pulse?






50. 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.