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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






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






4. 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.






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






6. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Prehypertension






14. Weak and may be irregular






15. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






16. Louder knocking sound that occurs wit each heartbeat






17. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






19. An example of a nursing diagnoses






20. Absence of breathing






21. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






22. Average pulse rate for an adult






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

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24. 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






25. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






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






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






28. Heart






29. 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.






30. Rectal temperature are






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






32. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






33. Sex BP?






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






35. 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?






36. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






37. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






38. When should rectal temperatures be used?






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






40. Diurnal variation BP?






41. Adolescent






42. 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.






43. When is apicial pulse used?






44. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






45. BP at or lower 90/60.






46. 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.






47. Risk for prolonged hypertension






48. Abrupt decline in fever






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






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