Vital Signs Flashcards
Enumerate the five vital signs + the added one
- temperature
- pain
- blood pressure
- respiratory rate
- pulse rate
- oxygen saturation
Other term for vital signs
Cardinal signs
The indicators of the body’s physiology status and response to physical activity, environmental conditions, and emotional stressors
Vital signs
Which of the following the a modifiable factor influencing VS?
(a) Age
(b) Hormonal Status
(c) Diet
(d) Family History
(c) Diet
What health complication is suggestive of digital clubbing?
(a) cachexia
(b) heart disease
(c) diaphoresis
(d) cyanosis
(b) heart disease
Body temperature is higher than the environment’s temperature (warm-blooded)
Homoiothermic
Body temperature changes with the environment (cold-blooded)
Poikilothermic
Responds to increase in temperature that results to vasodilation
(a) Posterior Hypothalamus
(b) Anterior Hypothalamus
(b) Anterior Hypothalamus
- Posterior Hypothalamus responds to a DECREASE in temp. (vasoconstriction)
An increase in temperature that reaches to 41.1 deg C
Hyperthermia / Hyperpyrexia
Drop of temperature
Hypothermia
Other term for fever
Pyrexia
Substances that cause fever
(a) pyrogens
(b) defervescences
(c) pyrexygens
(d) prodromalocins
(a) pyrogens
Course of fever that is with nonspecific symptoms
(a) defervescence
(b) invasion/onset
(c) prodromal phase
(d) stationary
(c) prodromal phase
Course of fever with termination/ resolution and sweating
(a) defervescence
(b) invasion/onset
(c) prodromal phase
(d) stationary
(a) defervescence
Course of fever where chills, shivering, and paleness of skin is observed
(a) defervescence
(b) invation/onset
(c) prodromal phase
(d) stationary
(b) invasion/onset
Course of fever with fastigium/stadium (warm skin, appear flushed)
(a) defervescence
(b) invation/onset
(c) prodromal phase
(d) stationary
(d) stationary
Type of fever that is above (N) but fluctuates less than n 2◦C
Constant
Type of fever that is interspersed (N), AKA recurrent
(a) constant
(b) relapsing
(c) remittent
(d) intermittent
(b) relapsing
Type of fever that is alternating (N) and with periods of fever
Intermittent
Type of fever that is above (N) but fluctuates more than 2◦C within 24hr period
(a) constant
(b) relapsing
(c) remittent
(d) intermittent
(c) remittent
At what temperature of hypothermia leads to a point of no return as Pt’s temp. continuously drops from there
29.4 ◦C
What Sx is associated with hypothermia?
(a) decreased urinary output
(b) increased PR & RR
(c) nausea
(d) decreased cutaneous sensation
(d) decreased cutaneous sensation
Under Hyperthermia wherein there is a buildup of acid due to kidney failure
(a) metabolic acidosis
(b) stupor
(c) coma
(d) lactic acidosis
(a) metabolic acidosis
Under Hypothermia wherein lactic acid (produced when there is a decrease in O2) is built up in the bloodstream
Lactic acidosis
True or False
Menstrual cycle does not influence body temperature
False
If lying on ear, exposed to air for 2-3 mins, indicate which laterality
(a) Ear thermometer
(b) Glass thermometer
(c) Oral electric thermometer
(d) Rectal thermometer
(a) Ear thermometer
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Type of thermometer with 30-90 sec duration
Oral Electric thermometer
Type of thermometer with 1:1 ratio and has 3-5 min duration
Glass thermometer / Mercurial thermometer
Temperature measurement sight with 37.5 deg C
(a) Axillary
(b) Oral
(c) Rectal and Tympanic membrane
(c) Rectal and Tympanic membrane
Axillary = 36.5 deg C
Oral = 37 deg C
Formed by division of the trachea and subdivide into smaller and smaller branches
Primary Bronchi
True or False
Right bronchus is wider, shorter, and straighter than left
True
Smallest branches of the bronchi
(a) terminal bronchioles
(b) tertiary bronchi
(c) bronchioles
(d) alveoli
(c) bronchioles
True or False
Terminal bronchioles end in alveoli
True
Where gas exchange takes place
(a) Alveolar duct
(b) Alveolar sac
(c) Alveolus
(d) Alveoli
(d) Alveoli
transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide via the
bloodstream
(a) Pulmonary ventilation
(b) External respiration
(c) Internal respiration
(d) Respiratory gas transport
(d) Respiratory gas transport
moving air in and out of the lungs
(a) Pulmonary ventilation
(b) External respiration
(c) Internal respiration
(d) Respiratory gas transport
(a) Pulmonary ventilation
gas exchange between blood and tissue cells in
systemic capillaries
(a) Pulmonary ventilation
(b) External respiration
(c) Internal respiration
(d) Respiratory gas transport
(c) Internal respiration
gas exchange between pulmonary blood and alveoli
(a) Pulmonary ventilation
(b) External respiration
(c) Internal respiration
(d) Respiratory gas transport
(b) External respiration
Yes or No
Process of breathing involves chemical and mechanical processes
No na no
- completely mechanical as it depends on volume changes in the thoracic cavity and the changes in pressure
Phase of pulmonary ventilation wherein air leaves the lung
Expiration
Flow of air into the lung as the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract, increasing the size of the thoracic cavity
Inspiration
Passive process which depends on natural lung elasticity when muscles relax, air is pushed out of
the lungs
Exhalation
True or False
Normal pressure within the pleural space is always positive
False
- always negative (intrapleural pressure)
True or False
Differences in lung and pleural space pressures doesn’t keep lungs from collapsing
False
- it does!
Which of the following is a respiratory air movement example:
(a) Laugh
(b) Yawn
(c) Coughing
(d) Inhalation
(d) Inhalation
- the rest are nonrespiratory and may be caused by reflexes or voluntary actions
Normal breathing moves about _____ ml of air with each breath (tidal volume [TV])
(a) 1200
(b) 3200
(c) 300
(d) 500
(d) 500
After exhalation, about ____ ml of air remains in the lungs
(a) 1200
(b) 3200
(c) 300
(d) 500
(a) 1200
Amount of air that can be taken in forcibly over the tidal volume (2100 - 3200 ml)
(a) expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
(b) inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
(c) dead space volume
(d) residual volume
(b) inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
Amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled (approx. 1200 ml)
(a) expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
(b) inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
(c) dead space volume
(d) residual volume
(a) expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
Air remaining in lung after expiration (approx. 1200 ml)
(a) expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
(b) inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
(c) dead space volume
(d) residual volume
(d) residual volume
Air that remains in conducting zone and never reaches alveoli (150 ml)
(a) expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
(b) inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
(c) dead space volume
(d) residual volume
(c) dead space volume
The total amount of exchangeable air
Vital capacity (TV + IRV + ERV)
Refers to the increased respiratory rate often due to extra oxygen need
(a) Eupnea
(b) Hyperpnea
(c) Phrenea
(d) Internea
(b) Hyperpnea
Refers to the (N) respiratory rate (16-20 respirations per minute)
(a) Eupnea
(b) Hyperpnea
(c) Phrenea
(d) Internea
(a) Eupnea
True or False
Activity of respiratory muscles is transmitted to the brain by the phrenic and intercostal nerves
True
True or False
Neural centers that control rate and depth are located in the medulla
True
Level of _____ in the blood is the main regulatory chemical for respiration
(a) O2
(b) N
(c) H2O
(d) CO2
(d) CO2
True or False
Chemical factors influencing RR are O2 and CO2 levels
True
Parameters of Respiration that refers to the
regularity of inspiration and expiration (regular/irregular AKA jom, KIMMY!)
(a) sound
(b) rhythm
(c) rate
(d) depth
(b) rhythm
Parameters of Respiration that refers to the amount of air exchange with each breath (shallow/deep)
(a) sound
(b) rhythm
(c) rate
(d) depth
(d) depth
Parameters of Respiration that refers to the number of breaths per minute (bradypnea/tachypnea)
(a) sound
(b) rhythm
(c) rate
(d) depth
(c) rate
Refers to the normal sound
Sound vesicular
Refers to the abnormal sound
Adventitious sound
Bubbling sounds owing to secretions
(a) wheezing
(b) stridor
(c) crackles
(d) sigh
(e) stertor
(c) crackles
Harsh high pitch crowing sound occurs with upper airway obstruction (glottis/trachea)
(a) wheezing
(b) stridor
(c) crackles
(d) sigh
(e) stertor
(b) stridor
Snoring sound secondary to partial obstruction to upper airway
(a) wheezing
(b) stridor
(c) crackles
(d) sigh
(e) stertor
(e) stertor
Deep inspiration followed by a prolonged expiration
(a) wheezing
(b) stridor
(c) crackles
(d) sigh
(e) stertor
(d) sigh
Air passing through a narrowed airway (bronchi)
(a) wheezing
(b) stridor
(c) crackles
(d) sigh
(e) stertor
(a) wheezing
______ Have 30 respirations per minute
Infants
Adults have __ - __ respirations per minute
12-18
__________ have 40-80 respirations per minute
Newborns
Four- chambered double pump connected in series that is located in the middle mediastinum of the thoracic cavity.
Heart
- wall is made up of epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
(Left or Right)
Heart relating to pulmonary circulation
Right Heart
(Left or Right)
Heart relating to systemic circulation
Left Heart
Relatively thin-walled structures which have a fair amount of elasticity and distensibility
Atria
(Left or Right)
Atrium receives blood from SVC, IVC, coronary sinus,
anterior cardiac vein, and venae cordis minimae.
Left Atrium
(Left or Right)
Atrium forms the base of the heart and receives the four pulmonary veins.
Right Atrium
Relatively thicker than the atrial wall.
Ventricles
(Left or Right)
Ventricle that measures about 0.3 – 0.5 cm and ejects blood against 4 – 25 mmHg pressure of the
pulmonary circulation
Right Ventricle
(Left or Right)
Ventricle that measures about 0.3 – 0.5 cm and ejects blood against 4 – 25 mmHg pressure of the
pulmonary circulation
Right Ventricle
(Left or Right)
Ventricle that measures about 0.3 – 0.5 cm and ejects blood against 4 – 25 mmHg pressure of the
pulmonary circulation
Right Ventricle
(Left or Right)
Ventricle that measures about 1.2 – 1.5 cm and ejects blood against 70 – 130 mmHg pressure of the systemic circulation
Left Ventricle
(Left or Right)
Ventricle that measures about 0.3 – 0.5 cm and ejects blood against 4 – 25 mmHg pressure of the
pulmonary circulation
Right Ventricle
Cardiac valve found between the atria and the
ventricles
(a) semilunar valve
(b) right atrioventricular (AV) valve
(c) left atrioventricular (AV) valve
(d) atrioventricular (AV) valve
(d) atrioventricular (AV) valve
Tricuspid valve/mitral
(a) semilunar valve
(b) right atrioventricular (AV) valve
(c) left atrioventricular (AV) valve
(d) atrioventricular (AV) valve
(b) right atrioventricular (AV) valve
Found at the root of the pulmonary artery and the root of the aorta.
(a) semilunar valve
(b) right atrioventricular (AV) valve
(c) left atrioventricular (AV) valve
(d) atrioventricular (AV) valve
(a) semilunar valve
Bicuspid valve
(a) semilunar valve
(b) right atrioventricular (AV) valve
(c) left atrioventricular (AV) valve
(d) atrioventricular (AV) valve
(c) left atrioventricular (AV) valve
Refers to the contraction of the atria/ventricles
Systole
Refers to the relaxation of the atria/ventricles
Diastole
Blood pressure builds before ventricle contracts,
pushing out blood
Ventricular systole
Events of one complete heart beat
Cardiac cycle
Atria finish re-filling, ventricular pressure is low
Early diastole
Atria finish re-filling, ventricular pressure is low
Early diastole
Blood flows into ventricles
Mid-to-late diastole
Law that states that the more that the cardiac muscle is stretched, the stronger the contraction
Starling’s law of the heart
Amount of blood pumped by each side of the heart in one minute
Cardiac Output (CO)
= (heart rate [HR]) x (stroke volume [SV])
Volume of blood pumped by each ventricle in one contraction which remains relatively constant
Stroke Volume
(Decreased or Increased HR)
with:
-Parasympathetic nervous system
-High blood pressure or blood volume
-Decreased venous return
Decreased HR
(Decreased or Increased HR)
with:
-Sympathetic nervous system
∙crisis
∙low blood pressure
-Hormones
∙epinephrine
∙thyroxine
-Exercise
-Decreased blood volume
Increased HR
Wave of blood in the artery created by contraction of the L ventricle during cardiac cycle
Pulse
Which is not one of the parameters of pulse?
(a) rhythm
(b) depth
(c) rate
(d) volume
(b) depth
What is the (N) PR?
60-100 bpm
Parameter of pulse that is the number of pulsation per minute (Bradycardia/Tachycardia)
Rate
Parameter of pulse that refers to the amount of
force created by the ejected blood against the arterial wall during each ventricular contraction and can be examine of how pulse can be obliterated (grading)
Volume (quality or amplitude)
Parameter of pulse that refers to the pattern of pulsation and the intervals between them (regular/irregular)
Rhythm
Which is not a cause of large, bounding pulses
(a) atherosclerosis
(b) inc SV, dec PR, fever, anemia, Hyperthyroidism, Aortic regurgitation
(c) Inc SV due to slow HR
(d) decreased stroke volume, Hypovolemia, severe aortic stenosis, increased peripheral resistance, exposure to cold
(d) decreased stroke volume, Hypovolemia, severe aortic stenosis, increased peripheral resistance, exposure to cold
- cause of small, weak pulses
Causes pure aortic regurgitation , hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
Bisferiens Pulse
Centrally located pulse site
Apical pulse
Deficit in the number of radial pulse when compared to apical pulse and provides imp info about cardiovascular system’s to perfuse the body
Pulse deficit
PR of newborns
120-160 bpm
(N) PR of 12 yr olds - adult
60-100 bpm
PR of an adult athlete
40-70 bpm
Measurements by health professionals are made on the pressure in large arteries and the pressure measured at a person’s upper arm
Blood Pressure (BP)
(True or False)
Pressure in blood vessels decreases as the distance away from the heart increases
True
(Systolic or Diastolic)
Pressure when ventricles relax
Diastolic
(Systolic or Diastolic)
Pressure at the peak of ventricular contraction
Systolic
(True or False)
Pressure is lowest when the heart ventricle contracts (systole) and lowest when the ventricle relaxes (diastole)
False
Pressure is GREATEST when the heart ventricle contracts (systole) and lowest when the ventricle relaxes (diastole)
BP of young healthy adult
around 120/80 mm Hg
120 = systolic pressure
80 = diastolic
(True or False)
BP is measured in millimeters of mercury
True (mm Hg)
Under BP regulation:
- Baroreceptors (stretch in ICA, aorta)
- Chemoreceptors (dec O2, inc CO2 and H-) (carotid
and aortic bodies)
(a) response
(b) receptors
(c) center
(d) stimulus
(b) receptors
Under BP regulation:
Vasomotor center (Lower pons, upper medulla)
(a) response
(b) receptors
(c) center
(d) stimulus
(c) center
Under BP regulation:
stretch on the arteries, chemicals
(a) response
(b) receptors
(c) center
(d) stimulus
(d) stimulus
Under BP regulation:
inc or dec BP
(a) response
(b) receptors
(c) center
(d) stimulus
(a) response
Abnormally low blood pressure with Systolic BP less than 90 mmHg and diastolic less than 60 mmHg
Sx:
* Dehydration
* Sepsis
* Hemorrhage
* Toxins
* Hormonal abnormalities
* Eating disorders
Hypotension
(Primary or Secondary Hypertension)
- Renal retention of excess sodium (Na+)
- Increased peripheral vascular resistance
- Alteration in the renin-angiotensin system
Primary Hypertension
It is the greatest pressure that cardiac systole causes in the brachial artery. It is approximately equal to the pressure that the blood exerts against the wall of the artery from the inside
Systolic Blood Pressure
(N) for adult = <120 mm Hg
A condition in which systolic pressure is above 140 mm Hg
Hypertension
The sever drop in systolic pressure
Shock
Series of sound heard through the stethoscope when
measuring BP
Korotkoff’s sound
- having five phases
Phase I = Systolic BP (SBP)
Phase V = DBP
(Normal or Abnormal)
Diastolic pressure increases more than 10 to
15mmHG during exercise
Abnormal
Is a complex unpleasant phenomenon composed of
sensory experiences that include time, space,
intensity, emotion, cognition, and motivation
Pain
Evaluative system overlies the individuals learned behaviour concerning the experience of pain. It may block, modulate, or enhance the perception of pain
(a) Sensory
(b) Motivational
(c) Cognitive
(c) Cognitive
Discriminative system processes information about the strength, intensity, quality and temporal and spatial aspects of pain
(a) Sensory
(b) Motivational
(c) Cognitive
(a) Sensory
Affective system determines the individual’s approach-avoidance behaviours
(a) Sensory
(b) Motivational
(c) Cognitive
(b) Motivational
Duration of time or the intensity of pain that an individual will endure before initiation overt pain responses.
Pain tolerance
Chemicals released at the site of the injury
Algogenic substances
Pain that is perceived as if it were coming from somewhere else in the body
Referred pain
Afferent neurons that carry pain messages
Nociceptors
Pain with cause (usually known) localized in the body tissue
-nociceptive pain
-neuropathic pain
Somatogenic pain
Pain for which there is no known physical cause but processing of sensitive information in CNS is disturbed
Psychogenic pain
Is a protective mechanism that alerts the individual to a condition or experience that is immediately harmful to the body
Acute pain
is:
- less than 6 weeks
- incidence common
- well defined
- reasonably easy to assess
- known cause/treatable
- focused on the pain
- pain is a “symptom”
Often unable to define cause and is the exact opposite of acute pain as it sees pain as a “disease”
Chronic pain
Assessment of pain that uses pictures
Visual Analogue Scale
Assessment of pain divided into three parts
McGill pain questionnaire
Structure affected with throbbing and diffuse type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(f) blood vessel
Structure affected with deep, nagging, dull, and boring type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(d) bone
Structure affected with burning, pressure-like, and stinging aching type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(e) sympathetic nerve
Structure affected with cramping, dull, and aching type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(a) muscle
Structure affected with dull and aching type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(c) ligament, joint capsule
Structure affected with sharp and shooting type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(g) nerve root
Structure affected with sharp, bright, and lightning-like type of pain:
(a) muscle
(b) nerve
(c) ligament, joint capsule
(d) bone
(e) sympathetic nerve
(f) blood vessel
(g) nerve root
(b) nerve