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Measuring Vital Signs

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1. Prehypertension






2. What are the 5 vital signs?






3. Enviromental temperature BP?






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






5. Those at risk for hypothermia include






6. High oxygen






7. What happens when vasodilation occurs?






8. Are infants blood pressure low or high?






9. Excessive sweat production






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

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






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






13. Korotkoff sounds Phase I: Tapping






14. Pulse above 100 beats per minute






15. Taking a rectal temperature






16. Inside ankle






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






18. What affects does aging do to the blood pressure?






19. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






20. What affects does aging do to the heart rate?

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21. Gradual return to a normal temperature






22. Elderly respiration






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






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






25. 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






26. Substances tat cause fever






27. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






28. Side of neck






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

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30. respirations become faster and deeper - then slower and shallower wit a period of apnea - called the death rattle.






31. An example of nursing planning






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






33. How is pulse best found?






34. The average temperature in the older adult






35. Stage 1 hypertension






36. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






37. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






38. 2nd stage of fever is?






39. Bend of elbow






40. An example of a nursing diagnoses






41. Why would patients experience orthostatic hypotenstion?






42. Side of wrist






43. 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






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






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






46. The maximum pressure exerted on the artery during left ventricular contraction.






47. Absence of breathing






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






49. How does age affect pulse?






50. How does external respiration occur?