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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Enviromental temperature BP?






2. The temperature of the deep tissues of the body






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






4. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






5. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






6. Top of left foot






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






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






9. People most at risk for hypertension






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






11. When should rectal temperatures be used?






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






13. Sex BP?






14. Head injury or any increased intracranial pressure will depress the respiratory center and result in?






15. Fever above 100.2 F






16. Taking a rectal temperature






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






18. How should respirations be counted?






19. What characteristics should be noted when checking the pulse?






20. Slow and shallow breathing - leads to hypoxemia.






21. 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.






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






23. The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest.






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






25. Symptoms of hypoxia






26. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






27. Stage 2 hypertension






28. 3 yr old






29. How do drugs affect pulse?






30. Side of forehead






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






32. Bend of knee






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






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

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

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36. Barely palpable






37. When should rectal temperatures NOT be used?






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






39. Side of neck






40. State of insufficient oxygen






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






42. Substances tat cause fever






43. Low oxygen






44. Stress & emotions. BP?






45. 2nd stage of fever is?






46. How does increased body temperature increase the pulse?






47. Elevated temperature






48. An example of a nursing diagnoses






49. Does the respiration rate increase or decrease during fever?






50. 3rd stage of fever?







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