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Measuring Vital Signs

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






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

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3. How does size affect pulse?






4. Excessive sweat production






5. Average pulse rate for an adult






6. 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.






7. No pulse palpable or heard on ausculation






8. Gas exchange in the blood occurs where?






9. Hearing






10. Fever above 100.2 F






11. 2nd stage of fever is?






12. What are the 5 vital signs?






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






14. 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.






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






16. How is pulse best found?






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






18. An example of a nursing diagnoses






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






20. Diurnal variation BP?






21. Lobes in the lungs?






22. 3 yr old






23. This affects the character of the pulse.






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






25. Side of wrist






26. 1st stage of fever is?






27. Pulse lower than 60 beats per minute






28. Korotkoff sounds Ausculatatory gap:






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






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






31. Irregular pulse - a period of normal rhythm broken by periods of irregularity or skipped beats.






32. By measuring the blood pressure you obtain vital info about what?






33. Gradual return to a normal temperature






34. How does age affect pulse?






35. 3rd stage of fever?






36. People most at risk for hypertension






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

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38. Alternating rise and fall of the temperature.






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






40. Substances tat cause fever






41. 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.






42. 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






43. Whats the best position to take a rectal temperature?






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






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

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






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






48. Adolescent






49. Abrupt decline in fever






50. Those at risk for hypothermia include