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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. How do drugs affect pulse?






2. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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3. How do you measure the apical pulse?






4. Adolescent






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






6. 3 yr old






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. When should rectal temperatures be used?






9. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






10. Encourage a large fluid intake - lower room temperature - increase air circulation - remove items of clothes - control or reduce the amount of body activity - carry out physicians orders






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






12. A normal - relaxed breathing pattern






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






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






15. How do emotions increase the pulse rate?






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






17. Newborn






18. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






19. How should baby's temperature be taken?






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






21. How cardiac contractions are normally initiated by the electrical impules emerging from what?






22. Fever above 100.2 F






23. Stress & emotions. BP?






24. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






25. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






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






27. How should respirations be counted?






28. The pressure wave causing te arterial walls in the vascular system each time the heart contracts to force blood into an already full aorta.






29. 3rd stage of fever?






30. People most at risk for hypertension






31. Average pulse rate for an adult






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






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






34. 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.






35. Weak and may be irregular






36. A pattern of breathing in which there is an increase in the rate and the depth of breaths and carbon dioxide is expelled - causing te blood level of carbon dioxide to fall. this condition is seen after sever exertion - during high levels of anxiety o






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






38. An example of nursing planning






39. BP at or lower 90/60.






40. 2nd stage of fever is?






41. Symptoms of hypoxia






42. Gradual return to a normal temperature






43. How does disease increase the body's temperature?






44. How is shock caused?






45. Groin area






46. Prehypertension






47. Signs and symptoms of shock






48. 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?






49. If the cardiac output falls what will happen to the BP?






50. Bend of elbow