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Vital Signs CNST ch 5 & FN ch 29 Jen Flashcards

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Antipyretic

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Fever reducer

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Define auscultation

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Listening

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Ambulate

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Move

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Dysthymia

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Abnormality in heart (or brain) rhythm

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Normotensive

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Normal BP

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Hypertension

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High BP

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Pyrexia

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Fever

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Tachypnea

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Rapid respiration

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Otitis media

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Inflammation of ear

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Cerumen impaction

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Earwax blockage of external ear canal

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Neutropenia

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Presence of abnormally few neutrophils in blood - leads to increased susceptibility of infection. (Can be a side affect of some cancer treatments.)

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating; esp. to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side affect of a drug

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Intubated

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Insert tube into person/body part (esp. trachea for ventilation)

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Turgor

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Rigidity of cells (or tissues) typically due to absorption of fluid

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Contra(-)indicates

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Condition or circumstance suggests/indicates that a particular drug should not be used in the case in question

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Perfusion

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Pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (esp. by way of blood vessels)

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Vital signs (6)

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(basis for clinical decision making and problem solving)
• temp, pulse rate, resp rate, B
and Sa O2 & pain

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Acceptable temp range

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36C to 38C or 98.6F to 100.4f

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Temp sites (preferred vs not preferred)

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Preferred: oral, axillary, tympanic mem., temporal artery

Not so much: rectal, esophageal, pulmonary artery

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Factors affecting body temp

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Age, excercise, hormone levels, circadian rhythms, environment, temperature alterations

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Febrile vs Afebrile

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Fever/no fever

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FUO

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“Fever of Unknown Origin”

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Heatstroke temp

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Above 40C or 104F

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Heat exhaustion cause

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Water and electrolyte loss

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Patterns of fever

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  • sustained: above 38C (100.4F) w/ little fluctuation
  • intermittent: spikes interspersed w/ normal levels
  • remittent: spikes and falls w/o returning to normal
  • relapsing: long periods of febrile episodes and long periods of Afebrile episodes
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Nursing process

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  1. Assess
  2. Planning
  3. Implementing
  4. Evaluation
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Pulse sites

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Temporal, carotid, apical, brachial, radial, ulnar, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis

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Normal pulse rates

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60 to 100 BPM

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Ventilation

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Movement of gases in and out of lungs

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Diffusion

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Movement of O2 and CO2 between alveoli and RBC’s

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Perfusion in resporation

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Distribution of RBC’s to and from pulmonary capillaries

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Hypoxemia

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Low blood level of O2

•helps to control ventilation in patients w/ chronic lung disease.

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Eupnea

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Normal respiration

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Normal range for respiration

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12-20 breaths/min.

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Bradypnea

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Slow respiration

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Hyperpnea

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Respiration labored, increased depth, increased rate (normally during excercise)

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Apnea

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Respiration ceases for periods of time - can lead to respiration arrest

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Hyperventilation vs hypoventilatio

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Rate and depth of respiration up vs down

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration

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Irregular w- periods of apnea and hyperventilation (usually before death)

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Kussmaul’s respiration

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Respiration abnormally deep, increased rate

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Biot’s respiration

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Abnormally shallow for three breaths

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SaO2 and normal range

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Oxygen saturation 95-100%

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Normal BP

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120/80 (pulse pressure = sys. - Dias.)

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Factors affecting arterial BP

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  • cardiac output
  • peripheral resistance
  • blood volume
  • viscosity
  • elasticity
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Factors which influence overall BP

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  • age
  • stress
  • ethnicity
  • gender
  • daily variations
  • meds
  • activity/weight
  • smoking
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Conditions not appropriate for electronic BP measurement

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  • Irregular heart rate
  • peripheral vascular obstruction (eg clots, narrowed vessels)
  • shivering
  • seizures
  • excessive tremors
  • inability to cooperate
  • Systolic less than 90 mm Hg
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Dyspnea

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Difficult or labored breathing

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Orthopnea

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Form of dyspnea - person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect (associated w/ asthma, emphysema, angina pectoris)

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Strength of pulse levels

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4+ bounding
3+ full, increased, strong
2+ expected
1+ barely palpable, diminished
0 absent, not palpable
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EHR

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Electronic Health Record

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Cyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that O2 in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in CO poisoning)

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Fahrenheit to Celsius

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F=(9/5XC)+32

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Acceptable ranges of heart rate: 
•infant
•toddler
•preschooler
•school age child
•adolescent
•adult
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  • infant 120-160
  • toddler 90-140
  • preschooler 80-110
  • School age child 75-100
  • adolescent 60-90
  • Adult 60-100
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Ranges of respiratory rate
Newborn 
Infant
Toddler
Child
Adolescent
Adult
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Newborn 35-40
Infant 30-50
Toddler 25-32
Child 20-30
Adolescent 16-20
Adult 12-20
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Optimal blood pressure for age

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Newborn 40
1 mo 85/54
1 yr 95/65
6 yr 105/65
10-13 yrs 110/65
14-17 yr ls 119/75
18 and up <120/<80
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Antihypertensive meds

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Diuretics, beta-adrenergic blockers, vasodialators, Ca channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)

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Orthostatic hypotension or postural hypotension

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Normotensive person develops symptoms and low BP when getting into upright position.

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Korotkoff sound for diastolic in infants and children vs adolescents and adults

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Infants and children - 4th sound mark

Adolescents and adults - 5th sound mark

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