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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. State of insufficient oxygen






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






3. Rectal temperature are






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






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






6. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






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






8. Healthly adult






9. By measuring the blood pressure you obtain vital info about what?






10. High oxygen






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






12. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






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






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






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

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16. How do you measure the apical pulse?






17. Full and bounding (even beats wit strong force)






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






19. Axillary temperature are






20. How does external respiration occur?






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






22. Does the respiration rate increase or decrease during fever?






23. When should rectal temperatures be used?






24. An example of a nursing diagnoses






25. Gradual return to a normal temperature






26. BP at or lower 90/60.






27. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






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






29. Snoring sound produced when patients are unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or bronchi






30. When is apicial pulse used?






31. 2nd stage of fever is?






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






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






34. How do drugs affect pulse?






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Elevated temperature






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






44. Side of neck






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






46. Stress & emotions. BP?






47. Taking a rectal temperature






48. Low oxygen






49. Head injury BP?






50. This affects the character of the pulse.