test 3 Flashcards

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What is body temperature?

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the difference between the amout of heat producced by the body processes and the amout of heat lost to the extermal enviroment

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what is the normal body temperature range?

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36 to 38 C

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What are the facts that depend on the body temperature?

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the age, gender, range of activity and state of healh,

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what are some factore that affect the body temp?

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  • fever
  • diaphoresis
  • lack of sweat glands
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5
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know the math

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Rebcca you will have to help me with this!!

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What are the core temperature sites?

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rectum
tympanic membrane
esophagus

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What are the surface temperature sites?

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skin,
oral cavity
axilla (armpit)

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what is the center for controlling body temperature?

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hypotele

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9
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what position would you put the client when taking the rectal temp?

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i would put them lateral position.

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What is pyrexia

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is a fever

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what is hypothermina?

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condition in which core temperatire dops below that required for normal metablism and body functions which is defined.

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hyperpyrexia?

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the body temp, regulation mecanism sets the body temp above normal temp.

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hyperthermina?

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body temp rises above its set point

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14
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febrile?

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denoting or relating to fever

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atebrile

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having no fever

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What is a pulses ?

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a pulses is the palpable bounding of the blood flow, the nimber of plusing senasations occurring in 1 minute is the pulse rate.

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what do you do if the pulses is not normal?

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cheach for 1min

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18
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what happens after you check the pulses for one minute and it is still not normal?

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get someone else to check with you

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19
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the pulses is usually what?

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regular or ireglar

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20
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what is the most commonly used site to take a pulse?

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the radial artery

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21
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what other sites can the pulses be taken>

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trauma or impaired blood flow.

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22
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what factors saise your pulses rate?

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smoking

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what factors lower your pulse rate?

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tachycardia?

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abnormally fast resting heart rate. 100 beats per minute

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bradycardia?
adnormally slow heart rate
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amplitude of pulse
phenomenon that occurs in waves, the max deviation of a wav from the baseline.
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dysrhythmia?
abnormality in a physiological rhythm,
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What is the respiratory centre?
the brain stem
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what re the three processes in respiration?
ventilation, diffusion, and perfusion.
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Diffusion is the movement of the 02 and c02 between the alveoli and the RBCs
info
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perfusion is the distribution of the RBCS to and from the pulmonary capillaries.
info
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what do adults normally breathe?
smooth, uninterunpted pattern to times a minute
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how many breaths do new born take?
30-60 times a minute
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how many breaths does a child take?
20-30 times minute
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older adults how many breaths do they take?
16-25 times a minute
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what are the three assessment of ventilation ( movemnts of gases in and out of the lings?
respiratory rate respiratory depth respirathory rhythm
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why do we take respiration>
to make sure the body is getting the oxxygen it needs.
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ventilatory pattern?
A specific combination of control variable and breath sequence. There are 5 possible ventilatory patterns; VC-CMV, VC-IMV, PC-CMV,...
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what is hyperventilation?
an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers
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hypoventilation
Breathing at an abnormally slow rate, resulting in an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
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what is tachypnea:
Abnormally rapid breathing
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bradypnea?
Bradypnea is an abnormally slow breathing rate, defined as less than 12 breaths a minute for people between the ages of 12 and 50
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eupnea?
normal relaxed breathing
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dyspnea?
Shortness of breath,
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orthopnea?
(shortness of breath) that occurs while lying down.
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apnea?
Temporary cessation of breathing, esp. during sleep.
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what is the differents in systemic or arterial BP?
the difference between the two is called the pulse pressure 120/80 the pulse pressure is 40
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what factors can result in erroneous BP readings.
cuff placed over a shirt taken whil patient is talking or just had a cigarette patient anxiety
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what is anecubital space?
front or the elbow, blood was drown from their region.
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systolic pressure?
the top number in blood pressure, contraction of the left venticle
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diastolic pressure
bottom number
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pulse pressure?
is the pressure that is felt when feeling the pulse
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hypotension?
low blood pressure
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hypertension?
high blood perssure
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orthostatic hypotension
low blood pressure occuring with some people when they stand up
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know how to label pulses in the diagram
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