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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






2. 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






3. Bend of knee






4. How is shock caused?






5. Axillary temperature are






6. State of insufficient oxygen






7. When is apicial pulse used?






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






9. Elevated temperature






10. right arm vs. left arm/ arm vs. leg BP?






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

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12. Feel






13. Average pulse rate for an adult






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






15. Stage 1 hypertension






16. Adolescent






17. How does menstrual cycle and pregnancy raise the body's temperature?






18. What should you do if you cannot determine BP by ausculation?






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






20. Gradual return to a normal temperature






21. What are the 5 vital signs?






22. 3rd stage of fever?






23. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






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






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






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






28. Rectal temperature are






29. Barely palpable






30. How does size affect pulse?






31. Measurement of oxygen






32. When warm skin touches a cool object - heat is lost to the object.






33. The lower pressure exerted on the artery when the heart is at rest inbetween contractions.






34. Stage 2 hypertension






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






36. Risk for prolonged hypertension






37. Sex BP?






38. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






39. Head injury BP?






40. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






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






42. The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest.






43. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






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






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






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






47. Disappearance of sound. (marks diastolic pressure in adults)






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






49. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






50. The difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure