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Vital signs Flashcards

1
Q

What are the different vital signs?

A

Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, and Pain

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2
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Provide data that reflect the status of several body systems, including but not limited to cardiovascular, neurologic, peripheral vascular and respiratory systems?

A

Vital Signs

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3
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Two types of body temperature?

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Core and Skin Temperature

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4
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May be seen in prolonged exposure to the cold?

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Hypothermia

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5
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May be seen in viral or bacterial infection, malignancies, trauma and various blood, endocrine, immune system disorders.

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Hyperthermia

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6
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A shock wave is produced when the heart contracts and forcefully pumps blood out of the ventricles into the aorta?

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Pulse

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7
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The shock wave travels along the fibers of the arteries and is commonly called the _______?

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Arterial Pulse or Peripheral Pulse

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8
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Notable Characteristics of respiration are?

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Rate, Rhythm, and Depth

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9
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Reflects the pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries?

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Blood Pressure

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10
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Ventricles are contracted?

A

Systolic Blood Pressure

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11
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Ventricles are relaxed?

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Diastolic Blood Pressure

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12
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Is expressed as the ratio of the systolic pressure over the diastolic pressure?

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Blood Pressure

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13
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A client’s blood pressure is affected by several factors?

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*Cardiac Output
*Elasticity of the arteries
*Blood volume
*Blood velocity (heart rate)
*Blood Viscosity (Thickness)

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14
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The more blood the heart pumps, the greater the pressure in the blood vessels?

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Cardiac Output

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15
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An increase in resistance in the peripheral vascular system, as it happens with people who have circulatory disorders, will increase blood pressure?

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Peripheral Vascular Resistance

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16
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An increase in volume will increase blood pressure. A sudden drop in blood pressure may indicate a sudden blood loss, as with internal bleeding?

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Circulatory Blood Volume

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17
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When the blood becomes thicker or more viscous (as with polycythemia), the blood pressure in the blood vessels will increase?

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Viscosity

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18
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An increase in stiffness of the blood vessel walls?

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Elasticity of Vessel Walls

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19
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The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure is termed as ____?

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Pulse Pressure

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20
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When pain is present identify it’s ________?

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Location
Intensity
Quality
Duration
Alleviating Factors

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21
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Pain quality may be described as ______?

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Dull
Sharp
Radiating
Throbbing

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22
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COLDSPA meaning in assessing pain?

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Character
Onset
Location
Duration
Severity
Pattern
Associated Factors

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23
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An alteration in heartbeat felt by a patient is called____?

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Palpitation

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24
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Can be caused by various circumstances, including sinoatrial node dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction, medication reaction, or alteration in fluid volume?

A

Palpitation

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25
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Difficulty of breathing?

A

Dyspnea

26
Q

Measure pulse and blood pressure when unable to measure by manual methods?

A

Doppler

27
Q

Signs of malnutrition?

A

Edema, Muscle wasting, and Loss or Subcutaneous Fat

28
Q

Decreased height and delayed puberty, with chubbiness, are seen in ______?

A

Hypopituitary dwarfism

29
Q

Skeletal malformations with a decrease in height are seen in?

A

Achondroplastic dwarfism

30
Q

Overgrowth of bones in the face, head, hands, and feet with normal height is seen in?

A

Hyperpituitarism

31
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Extreme weight loss is seen in?

A

Anorexia Nervosa

32
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Arm Span is greater than height, and pubis to sole measurement exceeds pubis to crown measurement is seen in?

A

Marfan Syndrome

33
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Excessive body fat that is evenly distributed is referred to as____?

A

Exogenous obesity

34
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Central body weight gain with excessive cervical obesity also referred to as ______?

A

Endogenous obesity

35
Q

Curvatures of the spine?

A

Lordosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis

36
Q

Stiff rigid movements are common in ____?

A

Arthritis or Parkinson Disease

37
Q

Slump shoulders may signify ______?

A

Depression, osteoporosis, kyphosis, Compression fracture

38
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In older adults osteoporotic thinning and collapse of the vertebrae secondary to bone loss may result in?

A

Kyphosis

39
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Temporal Temperature?

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36.3°C - 37.9°C

40
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Tympanic temperature?

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36.7°C - 38.3°C

41
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Rectal Temperature?

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36.3°C - 37.9°C

42
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Oral temperature?

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35.9°C - 37.5°C

43
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Axillary temperature?

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35.4°C - 37.0°C

44
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Is a rate more than 100 beats/minute. May occur with fever, certain medication, and other abnormal states, such as cardiac dysrhythmia?

A

Tachycardia

45
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Is a rate below 60 beats per minute. Sitting or standing for long periods may cause the blood to pull and decrease the pulse rate?

A

Bradycardia

46
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Respiration less than 8-12 Breaths/mins?

A

Bradypnea

47
Q

Results from slow shallow breaths that may be seen with sedation or increase intracranial pressure?

A

Hypoventilation

48
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Is an absence of respiration for more than 10 seconds?

A

Apnea

49
Q

Respiration more than 24 breaths per minutes are seen with exercise fever anxiety or anemia?

A

Tachypnea

50
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Is rapid deep breaths that may be seen in metabolic acidosis hypoxia anxiety or exercise?

A

Hyperventilation

51
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Describes difficult or labored respiration?

A

Dyspnea

52
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Oxygen saturation less than 92%?

A

Hypoxia

53
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Oxygen saturation more than 99%?

A

Hyperoxemia

54
Q

A drop of 20 mmhg or more from the recorded sitting blood pressure may indicate _____?

A

Orthostatic hypotension

55
Q

Systolic pressure over 130 mmhg but diastolic pressure under 80 mmhg is called _____?

A

Isolated Systolic Hypertension

56
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Normal blood pressure?

A

120/80 mmHg

57
Q

These problems are worded as Risk for Complication?

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*Hypertension
*Hypotension
*Dysrhythmias
*Hyperthermia
*Hypothermia

58
Q

The affected client shows the characteristic overgrowth of bones in the face, head, and hands?

A

Acromegaly

59
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The client shows the emaciated appearance that follows self starvation and accompanying extreme weight loss?

A

Anorexia Nervosa

60
Q

Is defined as having an excessive amount of body fat?

A

Obesity

61
Q

The Elongated fingers are characteristics of this condition?

A

Marfan Syndrome

62
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The affected client reflects the centralized weight gain?

A

Cushing Syndrome

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