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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How do drugs affect pulse?






2. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






3. 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






4. Average blood pressure should be






5. Low oxygen






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

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7. Groin area






8. Gradual return to a normal temperature






9. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






10. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






11. Risk for prolonged hypertension






12. How does size affect pulse?






13. Feel






14. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






15. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






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






17. Difficult and labored breathing - can often be accompanied by flared nostrils - anxious appearance - and statements such as I cant get enough air.






18. Average pulse rate for an adult






19. Decreased levels of oxygen in the blood - often seen in patients wo are under medical sedation - who are recovering from anesthesia or abdominal surgery - or who are in a weak or debiliated condition.






20. Crowing sound on inspiration caused by obstruction of the upper air passages - as occurs in croup or laryngitis






21. How is shock caused?






22. 1st stage of fever is?






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






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






25. Absence of breathing






26. Excessive sweat production






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






28. Encourage a large fluid intake - lower room temperature - increase air circulation - remove items of clothes - control or reduce the amount of body activity - carry out physicians orders






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






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






31. 2nd stage of fever is?






32. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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33. What characteristics should be noted when checking the pulse?






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






35. High BP






36. How does external respiration occur?






37. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






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






40. The average temperature in the older adult






41. 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.






42. High oxygen






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. When should rectal temperatures be used?






46. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






47. Diurnal variation BP?






48. Barely palpable






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






50. Those at risk for hypothermia include







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