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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Stage 2 hypertension






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






3. Excessive sweat production






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






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






6. Average blood pressure should be






7. Risk for prolonged hypertension






8. 1st stage of fever is?






9. Continuous dry - rattling sounds heard on ausculation of the lungs caused by partial obstruction.






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






11. Stage 1 hypertension






12. Feel






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






14. Head injury BP?






15. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






16. Groin area






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






18. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






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

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






21. Heat is lost from the body by evaporation. resulting in a daily loss of 800mL of water from skin and lungs.






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






23. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






24. Axillary temperature are






25. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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






27. Symptoms of hypoxia






28. How does external respiration occur?






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






30. The average temperature in the older adult






31. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






32. How is pulse best found?






33. 2nd stage of fever is?






34. How does size affect pulse?






35. State of insufficient oxygen






36. High BP






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






38. An example of nursing planning






39. Absence of breathing






40. Taking a rectal temperature






41. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






42. 3rd stage of fever?






43. 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.






44. Measurement of oxygen






45. Fever above 100.2 F






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






47. Bend of elbow






48. 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.






49. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






50. Diurnal variation BP?