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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Lobes in the lungs?






2. The volume of blood pushed into the aorta per heartbeat.






3. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






5. Hearing






6. Heart






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






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






9. 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.






10. How should respirations be counted?






11. Low oxygen






12. Bend of knee






13. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






14. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






15. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






16. 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.






17. 3 yr old






18. Prehypertension






19. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing.






20. An example of nursing planning






21. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






22. Normal body temperature ranges?






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






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






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






27. Both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute






28. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






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






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






31. Enviromental temperature BP?






32. Abrupt decline in fever






33. Inside ankle






34. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






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






36. How do you measure the apical pulse?






37. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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






39. Newborn






40. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






42. Axillary temperature are






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






44. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






45. Feel






46. What are the 5 vital signs?






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






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






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






50. Weak and may be irregular