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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Taking axillary temperature






2. Prehypertension






3. Symptoms of hypoxia






4. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






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






6. When should rectal temperatures be used?






7. Sex BP?






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






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






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






11. Adolescent






12. Average pulse rate for an adult






13. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






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






15. Groin area






16. Those at risk for hypothermia include






17. Substances tat cause fever






18. High BP






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






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






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






22. Obtaining the correct size for a cuff for BP?






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






24. 3 yr old






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






26. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






28. Measurement of oxygen






29. A high temperature falls - usually in the morning - and again rises later in the day. The temperature never fails to normal in this type of fever until recovery occurs.






30. How should baby's temperature be taken?






31. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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32. Rectal temperature are






33. 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.






34. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






35. BP at or lower 90/60.






36. Diurnal variation BP?






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






38. State of insufficient oxygen






39. Top of left foot






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

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41. How is pulse best found?






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






43. 1st stage of fever is?






44. Drop in blood pressure when arising to a standing position.






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






46. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






47. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






49. How should respirations be counted?






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