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Baseline Vital Signs and Sample History Flashcards

1
Q

What are baseline vitals?

A

Measurable indicators of what is happening inside the body

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2
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What five things do you measure for baseline vitals?

A

Pulse

Respirations

Blood pressure

Skin

Pupils

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3
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How often do you repeat vitals for an unstable patient?

A

Every 5 minutes

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4
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How often do you repeat vitals for a stable patient?

A

Every 15 minutes

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5
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When should you repeat vitals?

A

Before interventions and after interventions

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6
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What should you do everytime you check vitals?

A

Record the time

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7
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What is the average pulse rate for an adult?

A

60-100 beats per minute

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8
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What is a fast rate of heart beats called?

A

Tachycardia

>100

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9
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What is a slow heart beat rate called?

A

Bradycardia

<60

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10
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Where do you measure pulse?

A

Radial, caratoid, and brachial arteries

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11
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What is the average breaths per minute

A

12-20

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12
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How do you report measuring respirations?

A

Rate+quality

“resipirations are 16 and normal”

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13
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What tools do you use to measure blood pressure?

A

Blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer)

stethoscope

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14
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What is styostic pressure?

A

Ventricles contracts and forces blood out

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15
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What is diastolic pressure?

A

ventricles relax and refills with blood

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16
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What does auscutating mean?

17
Q

When measuring blood pressure, what is it called when the tapping noises begin?

A

systolic pressure

18
Q

When measuring blood presssure what is it called when the tapping noises stop or you hear a muffled thud?

A

Diastolic pressure

19
Q

What does diaphoretic mean?

A

sweating alot

20
Q

How do you messure blood pressure by palpating?

A

Find pulse in radial artery.

Pump cuff

When pulse reappears messure

That is systolic pressure

diastolic pressure can’t be messure

21
Q

What does a pulse oximetry do?

A

Measures oxygen saturation in blood.

22
Q

What is hypoxia?

A

Insufficient oxygen in body tissues

23
Q

96%-100% of oxygen in blood is…?

24
Q

91%-95% of oxygen in blood is..?

25
Q

86%-90% of oxygen in blood is..?

A

significant hypoxia

26
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less than 85% of oxygen in blood is..?

A

severe hypoxia

27
Q

What is S in SAMPLE history

A

Signs+symptoms

28
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What is A in SAMPLE history?

29
Q

What is M in SAMPLE history

A

Medications

30
Q

What is P in SAMPLE history

A

Pertinent past history

31
Q

What is L in SAMPLE history

A

Last oral intake

32
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What is E in SAMPLE history

A

Events leading up to problem

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