Chapter 18 - Vital Signs Flashcards
What is the normal temperature range for an adult?
97-99.6
What are S&S of a fever?
flushed skin, thirst, hot, restless, chills, Temp of 100 or greater
How long do you wait to take a temperature if the patient has had something to eat, drink, or smoke
10 minutes
What is considered the least accurate method of taking temperature?
axillary
The normal adult pulse rate is?
60-100bpm
A pulse greater than 100 is considered
tachycardia
A pulse lower than 60 is considered
bradycardia
The difference between the radial and apical pulse is referred to as?
pulse deficit
How long should the pulse be measured?
1 full minute
The normal respiratory rate for an adult is?
12-20 breaths per minute
A rapid respiratory rate is called?
Tachypnea
A slow respiratory rate is called?
Bradypnea
What does MAP stand for?
Mean arterial pressure
Sustained elevated blood pressure is 130/80 mm Hg or above is called?
Hypertension
The upper number of BP is called?
systolic
The lower number of BP is called?
diastolic
What is the normal BP range for an adult?
100/60- 120/80 mm Hg
Hypertension is a sustained elevated blood pressure of ______ mm Hg or above
130/80
Blood pressure consistently below 100/60 is referred to as?
Hypotension
If temperature goes up; pulse, respirations, BP go ___
up
A person with a fever is said to be ____
febrile
A temperature below 95 degrees is referred to as?
hypothermia
