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Chapter 26, Vital Signs Flashcards

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What is the temperature?

A

What temp the body is, heat of the body

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What are vital signs?

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Temp
Blood pressure
Pulse
Respirations

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What factors affect someones temperature?

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Exercise
Hot/cold liquids drank
Infection
Environment
Hypothermia
Obesity
Pregnancy
Stree
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What is the a enrage temp for rectal?

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98.6-100.6

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What is the average oral temp?

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97-99

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What is the average auxiliary temp?

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96.6-98.6

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What is the pulse?

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The heart beat

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What should you listen for when taking a pulse?

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Rate, volume, rhythms

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What is tachycardia?

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Increase in heart rate

Above 100 BPM

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What is bradycardia?

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Decrease in heart rate

Below 60 BPM

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Where is the radial pulse?

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Wrist

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Where is the brachial pulse?

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Mid arm

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Where is the corroted pulse?

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Neck

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What is the popliteal pulse?

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Pulse behind knee

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Where is the petal pulse?

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Top of the foot

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Where is the post-tubular pulse?

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Heal

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Where is the apical pulse taken?

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Under the nipple, close to the heart

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What is the pulse deficit?

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The difference in the apical/radial pulses

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What is the normal pulse rate?

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60-80

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What are reparations ?

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The rate at which person breaths in and out

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What is hyperventilation?

A

Shallow, short breaths

Pant

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What is dyspnea?

A

Difficulty breathing

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What is cyanosis?

A

Bluefish color to skin, lips, nail bids from lack of oxygen in blood

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What is apnea?

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No breathing

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What is Cheyne-stokes?

A

Alternating apnea and dyspnea

Close to death

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What is the normal respirations rate?

A

12-20 RPM

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What are respirations rates affected by?

A 
Exercise
Stress
Age
Illness
Anxiety
Pregnancy
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What is blood pressure?

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The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood

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What does systolic mean?

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The period of heart muscle contraction, pumping blood

High number when taking BP

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What is diastolic?

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The period where the heart muscle in relaxing, heart at rest

The bottom number when taking BP

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What is the normal range for blood pressure?

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110/60-130/80

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What is hypertension?

A

High blood pressure

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What is hypotension?

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Love blood pressure under systolic of 100

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What affects blood pressure?

A 
Pregnancy
Stress
Age
Exercise
Illness
Hereditary
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What causes a decrease in blood pressure?

A

Fasting
Weight loss
Illness
Hereditary

35
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What is the equipment used to measure blood pressure?

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Sphygmomanometer

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