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Unit 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Vital signs can always be _______

A

Compared to others

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2
Q

Oral temperature can be obtained by …

A

Placing thermometer under the tongue

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3
Q

Which temperature measurement is most accurate?

A

Rectum

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4
Q

Placing a thermometer under the armpit is called what

A

Axillary measurement

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5
Q

Placing a thermometer within the ear canal is called what

A

Tympanic measurement

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6
Q

How many ways can you take temperature and what are they

A

Five ways!
1. Oral
2. Rectal
3. Axillary
4. Tympanic
5. Temporal

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7
Q

What is the temperature range for oral

A

97.6 - 99.6

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8
Q

What is the temperature range for rectal

A

98.6 - 100.6

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9
Q

What is the temperature range for Axillary

A

96.6 - 98.6

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10
Q

What is the temperature range for tympanic

A

98.6 - 100.6

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11
Q

What is the temperature range for temporal

A

96.6 - 98.6

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12
Q

What is the normal range for an adults pulse

A

60 - 100

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13
Q

What is an abnormally low heart rate called

A

Bradycardia

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14
Q

What is an abnormally high heart rate called

A

Tachycardia

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15
Q

How low is bradycardia considered

A

Anything under 60

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16
Q

How high is tachycardia considered

A

Anything above 100

17
Q

When retrieving apical pulse what MUST you do?

A

Count heart beats for a FULL minute

18
Q

What is the range for respirations for an adult

A

12 - 20

19
Q

What is bradypena?

A

Abnormally low respirations, anything under 12

20
Q

What is tachypena?

A

Abnormally high respirations, anything above 20

21
Q

What is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries as it flows through the blood vessels

A

Blood pressure

22
Q

What is it called when the heart is contracting and pushing blood into the arteries

A

Systolic pressure

23
Q

What is the Calle when the heart is resting in between contractions

A

Diastolic pressure

24
Q

What is normal systolic pressure for an adult

A

80 - 120

25
Q

What is normal diastolic pressure for an adult

A

60 - 80

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