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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Shallow for two or three breaths with a period of variable apnea. occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure.

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






3. The pulse rate multiplied by the stroke volume. This is the amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in 1 minute. Averaging at about 5mL per minute.






4. Adolescent






5. High BP






6. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






7. Inside ankle






8. How is pulse best found?






9. When should rectal temperatures be used?






10. Abrupt decline in fever






11. Low oxygen






12. Feel






13. Head injury BP?






14. Top of left foot






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






16. What are the 5 vital signs?






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






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






19. Taking a rectal temperature






20. Risk for prolonged hypertension






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






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






23. Enviromental temperature BP?






24. Increased rate and depth with panting and long grunting exhalation. Often seen with patients with acidosis and renal failure.

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25. State of insufficient oxygen






26. How do drugs affect pulse?






27. BP at or lower 90/60.






28. Average pulse rate for an adult






29. Strong and regular ( even beats wit moderate force)






30. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






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






33. Hearing






34. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






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






36. 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.






37. 2nd stage of fever is?






38. People most at risk for hypertension






39. Healthly adult






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






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






42. Groin area






43. How does age affect pulse?






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






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






46. Sex BP?






47. Excessive sweat production






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






49. Weak and may be irregular






50. Side of neck






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