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Vital Signs Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of Vital Signs?

A

Provide info about the basic body conditions of the pt

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2
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Six things that Vital signs tell you?

A 
Temperature
Pulse
Respiration
Blood Pressure
Pain
SpO2
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What is Temperature defined as?

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The balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body

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4
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The normal temperature range for Adult, Child and, Infant pt?

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97-100 degrees fahrenheit

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5
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The average temperature is?

A

98.6

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6
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Where can you measure Temperature?

A 
Oral-3-5 minutes-Sublingual
Rectal-3-5 minutes-Most Acc.-For infants
Axillary-Armpit-10 minutes
Tympanic- Ear
Temporal-Goes across forehead
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7
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What is Hypothermia?

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Temp (<) less than 95 degrees rectally

  • administer warm IV fluids or place pt on warm blankets
  • Death means below 93
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What does Afebrile mean?

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No Fever

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What does Febrile mean?

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Having a Fever

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10
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What temp. is defined?

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101 rectally

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What temp. is defined as Hyperthermia?

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Temperature of (>) greater than 104 rectally

  • caused by prolonged exposure to heat, brain damage and serve infection
  • Temps greater than (>) 106 can lead to seizure and death
  • Treat w/ cooling equipment
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12
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What type of Thermometer has a BLUE CAP?

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Blue long slender tip- Oral

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What type of Thermometer has a RED CAP?

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Red short rounder tip- Rectal

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14
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Know 3 reasons for taking an Apical Pulse

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  1. Ordered by a MD
  2. Pts w/ irregular heartbeats, hardening of arteries
  3. Infant and children because they have rapid radial pluses
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15
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Normal Respiration Rates for Adults?

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14-18 per minutes

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16
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Normal Respiration Rates for children?

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16-25 per minutes

17
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Normal Respiration rates for infants?

A

30-50 per minutes

18
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What is a considered normal respiration rates?

A

12-20 per mintues

19
Q

Pulse can be felt where?

A 
TEMPORAL-Side of forehead
CAROTID-neck
BRACHIAL-forearm- at crease of elbow
RADIAL-wrist(MOST COMMON)
FEMORAL-inner upper thight
POPLITED-Behind the knee
DORASALIS PEDIS- top of foot arch
20
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Normal Pulse Rates for Adults?

A

60-100 beats per minutes

21
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What does Bradycardia?

A

Pulse rate less than (<) 60

22
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What does Trachycardia?

A

Pulse rate greater than (>) 100

23
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What does Arrhythmia?

A

irregular or abnormal rhythm caused by a defect in the electrical conduction system, of the heart

24
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what MUST you report and record?

A
  • Rate- beats in the minute
  • Rhythm- spacing- of the beats- regular or irregular
  • Volume-Strength or intensity of the pulse like strong, weak, thready, bounding
25
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What does DYSPENEA mean?

A

Difficulty breathing

26
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What does APNEA mean?

A

Absence of breathing

27
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What does TACHYPNEA mean?

A

Rate greater than (>) 25

28
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What does ORTHOPNEA mean?

A

Severe dyspnea where breathing is difficult unless pt is difficult or sitting erect

29
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What does CHEYHO-STOKES mean?

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Periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apena- dying

30
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What does RALES mean?

A

bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluids or mucus in air passages

31
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Two types of Blood Pressure?

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  • Systolic Pressure- Occurs in the walls of the arteries when the heart is contracting. Top#
  • Diastolic pressure- Constant pressure in walls of arteries when the heart is at rest.
  • Normal blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg
32
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Pain Assessment?

A 
WILDA 
w-words
i-intensity
l-location
d-duration
a-aggravating and alleviating factors

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