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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How does size affect pulse?






2. Those at risk for hypothermia include






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






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






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






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






7. BP at or lower 90/60.






8. Rectal temperature are






9. 1st stage of fever is?






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

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11. Absence of breathing






12. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






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






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






15. Stage 2 hypertension






16. 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






17. 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.






18. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






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






21. 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.






22. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






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






24. Symptoms of hypoxia






25. How should respirations be counted?






26. Gradual return to a normal temperature






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






28. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






29. Top of left foot






30. Low oxygen






31. Healthly adult






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






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






34. Stress & emotions. BP?






35. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






36. Barely palpable






37. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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38. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






39. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






41. How is shock caused?






42. The temperature falls to normal and then rises again in a repeating pattern.






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






44. Difference between the apical and radial pulse - this requires two people to count the radial and apicial pulses at the same time to determine whether there is a what?






45. People most at risk for hypertension






46. How is pulse best found?






47. 3 yr old






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

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49. Prehypertension






50. Side of neck