Vital Signs (Quiz 2)

Question 1

What are the 4 vital signs we need to know?

Answer 1

Pulse
Respiration rate
Blood pressure
Temperature

Question 2

What are the steps of taking a respiration rate?

Answer 2

-make sure the patient is NOTaware of this procedure
-count the number of inspiration/expiration cycles in 30 seconds
-multiply that number by 2

Question 3

What are you monitoring while you’re taking a patient’s respiration rate?

Answer 3

Rate, rhythm, depth

Question 4

What is the normal respiration rate for adults?

Answer 4

12-20 breaths/min

Question 5

What are the normal respiration rates for children?

Answer 5

Birth: 30-80
Early childhood: 20-40
Late childhood: 15-25

Question 6

What is dyspnea

Answer 6

Difficult or labored breathing —> usually with pulmonary/cardiac disease

Question 7

What is bradypnea

Answer 7

Abnormal slowing of respiration

Question 8

What is Tachypnea

Answer 8

Abnormal increase in respiration

Question 9

What is apnea

Answer 9

Temporary cessation of breathing

Question 10

What is hyperpnea

Answer 10

Increased depth associated with metabolic acidosis
*DKA and kidney failure

Question 11

What is kussmauls

Answer 11

Specific term for hyperpnea caused by diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Question 12

What is orthopnea

Answer 12

When breathing changes with patient position
-breathless in supine and relieved w/ sitting or standing

Question 13

What is the pathophysiology of orthopnea

Answer 13

Heart failure increased renin —> triggers fluid and water retention —> fluid builds up around lungs —> shortness of breath