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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How do you measure the apical pulse?






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

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3. Those at risk for hypothermia include






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






5. Symptoms of hypoxia






6. 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.






7. Sex BP?






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






9. Fever above 100.2 F






10. 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?






11. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






12. Lobes in the lungs?






13. 2nd stage of fever is?






14. Stress & emotions. BP?






15. Drop in blood pressure when arising to a standing position.






16. Barely palpable






17. Axillary temperature are






18. Feel






19. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






20. Healthly adult






21. Whisting sound of air forced past a partial obstruction - as found in asthma or emphysema.






22. When should rectal temperatures be used?






23. 3rd stage of fever?






24. High BP






25. How does age affect pulse?






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






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






28. What happens to the blood if overhydration occurs?






29. Absence of breathing






30. Groin area






31. Weak and may be irregular






32. An example of a nursing diagnoses






33. Substances tat cause fever






34. How do drugs affect pulse?






35. Elderly respiration






36. People most at risk for hypertension






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






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






39. Side of neck






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






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






42. When is apicial pulse used?






43. Normal body temperature ranges?






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






45. Abrupt decline in fever






46. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






47. An example of nursing planning






48. Average pulse rate for an adult






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






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