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Measuring Vital Signs

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






2. BP at or lower 90/60.






3. Inside ankle






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






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






6. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






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






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






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






10. Bend of elbow






11. Symptoms of hypoxia






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






13. Rectal temperature are






14. Prehypertension






15. How should baby's temperature be taken?






16. Weak and may be irregular






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






18. 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.






19. Groin area






20. Feel






21. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






22. Risk for prolonged hypertension






23. Substances tat cause fever






24. Taking axillary temperature






25. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






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






27. Fast - deep respirations with abrupt pauses

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






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






30. Average pulse rate for an adult






31. 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






32. How does size affect pulse?






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






34. Abrupt decline in fever






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






36. How is pulse best found?






37. Absence of breathing






38. Adolescent






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






40. Fever above 100.2 F






41. How does physical exercise raise the body's temperature?






42. Side of wrist






43. Barely palpable






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






45. People most at risk for hypertension






46. Elevated temperature






47. 1st stage of fever is?






48. How is shock caused?






49. High oxygen






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

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