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Measuring Vital Signs

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






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






3. Abrupt decline in fever






4. Abnormal - nonmusical sound heard on ausculation of the lungs during inspiration; also called rales. Sound like hair rubbed between the fingers next to the ears.






5. What affects does aging do to the blood pressure?






6. Risk for prolonged hypertension






7. 3 yr old






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






9. Lobes in the lungs?






10. Gradual return to a normal temperature






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






12. If the cardiac output falls what will happen to the BP?






13. Hearing






14. 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.






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






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






17. Whisting sound of air forced past a partial obstruction - as found in asthma or emphysema.






18. Stage 1 hypertension






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






20. 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.






21. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






22. Those at risk for hypothermia include






23. Groin area






24. Average pulse rate for an adult






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






26. 3rd stage of fever?






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






28. Side of neck






29. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






30. When is apicial pulse used?






31. Heart






32. How should baby's temperature be taken?






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






34. Signs and symptoms of shock






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






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






37. Side of forehead






38. High oxygen






39. When should rectal temperatures be used?






40. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






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

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43. Side of wrist






44. 1st stage of fever is?






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. High BP






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