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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Disappearance of sound. (marks diastolic pressure in adults)






2. Side of neck






3. High BP






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






5. Taking a rectal temperature






6. How does size affect pulse?






7. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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8. 1st stage of fever is?






9. Inside ankle






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






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






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






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






14. How does age affect pulse?






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






16. Average blood pressure should be






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






18. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






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






20. Healthly adult






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. Lobes in the lungs?






25. Risk for prolonged hypertension






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






27. An example of nursing planning






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

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29. Gradual return to a normal temperature






30. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






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






32. How is pulse best found?






33. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






34. If blood becomes thicker - like when excessive blood cells are manufactured what happens to BP?






35. Side of forehead






36. Low oxygen






37. Increased rate and depth with panting and long grunting exhalation. Often seen with patients with acidosis and renal failure.

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38. When should rectal temperatures be used?






39. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






40. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






41. 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






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






43. Fever above 100.2 F






44. 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






45. Bend of knee






46. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






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






48. Stage 2 hypertension






49. What are the 5 vital signs?






50. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?







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