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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. 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.






2. Healthly adult






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






4. Absence of breathing






5. Taking axillary temperature






6. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






11. How is shock caused?






12. By measuring the blood pressure you obtain vital info about what?






13. 3rd stage of fever?






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






15. High BP






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






17. Lobes in the lungs?






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






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






20. High oxygen






21. How does the time of day (circadian rhythm) affect the body's temperature?

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






23. An example of a nursing diagnoses






24. 3 yr old






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






26. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






27. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






28. Measurement of oxygen






29. How do you measure the apical pulse?






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






31. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






32. Murmur or swishing sounds that increase as the cuff is deflated






33. Excessive sweat production






34. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






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






36. Head injury or any increased intracranial pressure will depress the respiratory center and result in?






37. Gradual return to a normal temperature






38. Prehypertension






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






40. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






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






42. Signs and symptoms of shock






43. Increased or rapid breathing results from te presence of fever and a number or diseases. breathing rate increased about 4 breaths for each degree increase in temperature.






44. Feel






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






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






47. A sudden change or muffling of the sound. (indicates diastolic pressure in children and some adults)






48. Heart






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






50. Irregular pulse - a period of normal rhythm broken by periods of irregularity or skipped beats.