Vital Signs Flashcards
Abnormal audible swooshing sound heard during auscultation over a peripheral artery
Bruit (Brew-ee)
The 4 common vital signs:
- Temperature
- Pulse rate
- Respiratory rate
- Blood pressure
Possible 5th vital sign?
Pain or pulse oximetry
Proposed 6th vital signs?
- urinary incontinence
- spirometry
- glucose
- shortness of breath (SOB)
The “gold standard” of measuring temperature?
Rectal temp. (1 degree higher than oral - 99.6)
Respiratory rate more than 20/minute with SHALLOW depth is known as ___
Tachypnea
The temperature upon waking is known as ____
Basal body temperature
An occasional phenomenon where despite thorough hx and exam, the fever will continue on for 2-3 weeks without a diagnoses
Fever of Undetermined Origin (FUO)
Subjective reports of profuse sweating at night
Night sweats
When taking a pulse, the flattening portion is related to the ____ portion of the cardiac cycle, while the pulsation portion is related to the ____
Diastole, systole
What 4 things are you checking for when taking a pulse?
- Rate
- Rhythm
- Intensity
- Contour
An increased arterial pulse with a double systolic peak.
Bisferiens pulse
A pulse that alternates in amplitude from beat to beat while the rhythm stays the same
Pulses alternans
A palpable decreased in the pulse’s amplitude during inspiration.
Paradoxical pulse
Normal pulse rate for children? Adults?
90-120 children
60-100 adults
An abnormally slowed heart rate
Bradycardia
Rapid heart rate
Tachycardia
Normal respiratory rate?
12-20 rpm
Respiration rate will increase approximately ___ cycles per minute for each degree F above normal
4
Infants have a normal respiratory rate of up to ___ breaths per minute
44
Respiratory rate >20/minute with DEEP respirations is known as ___
Hyperpnea
Sounds heard during the taking of blood pressure (not systole/diastole)
Korotkoff sounds
High BP due to the patient being tense around doctors is called
White coat hypertension
Prehypertensive BP levels
120-139/80-89
BP >220 systolic or >120 diastolic w/no organ damage present
Hypertensive urgency
When taking BP, deflate the cuff at a rate of ____ mm hg/second
3-5
The systolic and diastolic pressures in the leg are ___ than in the arm
Higher
A systolic BP decrease of at least 20mm hg, or a diastolic BP decrease of at least 10mm hg within 3 minutes of standing
Orthostatic hypotension
Pulse pressure normally ranges from ___ to __ mm hg
30 to 60mm hg
Fever is also termed ___
Pyrexia
