Ch 29 Flashcards
Normal temperature
96.4– 100.4
Normal pulse rate
60–100
Normal respiration
12–20
What is pulse pressure?
This dystolic– systolic
Must be kept below 40
Normal blood pressure
120/80
Normal Pulse ox
95% – 100%
Tachycardia
Medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate below 60 bpm
Tachypnea
Breathing that is abnormally, rapid and often shallow
More than 20 breaths
Bradypnea
Breathing slower than normal
Less than 12 breaths
Assessment for pulse
Temporal
Carotid
Brachial
Apical
Radial
Ulna
Femoral
Popliteal
Posterior tibial
Dorsalis pedis
Apical heart rate
Found in the mid clavicular space
Must listen for one minute
Pyrexia
Fever
Afebrile
No fever
Febrile
Fever
Where do you place the oral thermometer?
Where the Bucca is located
Blood pressure
Is the force exerted on the walls of an artery by pulsing blood under pressure from the heart
Systolic
When the heart contracts
The highest number on BP (120)
Distolic
Heart at rest
Low number (80)
Character of the pulse
Rate
Rhythm
Strength
Quality
Hypoxemia
Low level of oxygen in the blood
Factors affecting arterial blood pressure
Cardiac output
Peripheral resistance
Blood volume
Viscosity
Electricity
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
It occurs because of arterial, dilation or considerable bleeding(hemorrhage), or failure of the heart muscle to pump adequately(myocardial infraction)
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Due to obesity, cigarette, smoking, heavy alcohol, consumption, and high sodium intake
Cardiac output
Is the product of heart rate and stroke volume
Example:
80 bpm and stroke volume of 60 ML
80×60 = 4800
