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Vital Signs Flashcards

1
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adult pulse

A

60-100

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2
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VS

A

vital signs

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3
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BP

A

blood pressure

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4
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TPR

A

temperature, pulse, respiration

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5
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R

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rectal temperature

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Ax

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axillary temperature

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T

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tympanic temperature

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BPM

A

beats per minute

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P

A

pulse

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HR

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heart rate

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history and physical (H&P)

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Source of referral, Date, Chief complaints, Demographics, History of present illness, Past history, Current health status, Family history of illness, Psychological history, Review of all systems.

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12
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physical assessment skills

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inspection, auscultation, palpation, percussion

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13
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pain rating scales

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  • 0-10 scale
  • Wong-Baker FACES scale
  • Oucher scale
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14
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ADL

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actions of daily living, needed on regular basis to meet physical needs

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15
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febrile temperatures

A

99-100.4

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16
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pyrexia temperatures

A

104+

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17
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febrile

A

elevated temp

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18
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pyrexia

A

above-normal temp (fever)

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19
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hyperthermia

A

uncontrolled high temp

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20
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hypothermia

A

below normal temperature

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21
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temp viruses like

A

98.6*F

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22
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tachycardia

A

pulse over 100 bpm

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23
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bradycardia

A

pulse under 60bpm

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24
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pulse rate before birth

A

140-150

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25
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pulse rate at birth

A

90-160

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26
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pulse rate, first year

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115-130

27
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childhood years pulse rate

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80-115

28
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adult pulse rate

A

60-100

29
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rhythm

A

regularity of heart

30
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arrythmia

A

irregular pulse rate, uneven intervals between beats

31
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bounding

A

strong,forceful pulse

32
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threading

A

weak, barely-felt pulse

33
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pulse volume 0

A

absent, not palpable

34
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pulse volume 1

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diminished, thready, weak

35
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pulse volume 2

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expected, easy to palpitate

36
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pulse volume 3

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full, increased

37
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pulse volume 4

A

bounding, strong

38
Q

temporal artery

A

temple of head

39
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apical artery

A

superficial to heart

40
Q

brachial artery

A

medial upper arm

41
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radial artery

A

lateral forearm

42
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femoral artery

A

in pelvic region

43
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rate of respiration

A

number of respirations per minute

44
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rhythm of respiration

A

regularity or irregularity of breathing

45
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quality of respiration

A

amount of air exchanged and effort breathing takes

46
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normal respiration rate for adult

A

12-20

47
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A
48
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normal children respiration rate

A

16-25

49
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normal infant respiration rate

A

30-50

50
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dyspnea

A

shortness of breath

51
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tachypnea

A

abnormally fast respiration

52
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apnea

A

absence of breathing

53
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cheyne-stokes

A

labored breathing followed by apnea

54
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rales

A

bubbling, rattling sound in lungs

55
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systolic

A

top number, greatest force exerted on walls of arteries

56
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diastolic

A

bottom number, least force exerted on walls of arteries

57
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normal bp

A

less than 120 over less than 80

58
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elevated bp

A

120-129 over less than 80

59
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HBP Stage 1 bp

A

130-139 or 80-89

60
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HPB Stage 2

A

140+ or 90+

61
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hyper intensive crisis

A

180+ or 120+

62
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conduction

A

heart lost by direct contact

63
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convection

A

heat energy transferred by motion

64
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radiation

A

loss of heat by temp gradient

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