Vital Signs - Unit 1 (Pulse, Blood Pressure) Flashcards
Pulse =
a wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
Compliance = the ability of the arteries to..
the ability of the arteries to contract and expand.
Peripheral Pulse - def
pulse located in the periphery of the body, IE, foot, hand, neck, etc.
Apical Pulse - def
central pulse, located at the apex of the heart.
What are some factors that affect pulse rate?
Age, Gender, Exercise, Fever, etc.
Pulse Sites - what are ones to know?
Temporal, Carotid, Apical, Brachial, Radial, Femoral, Popliteal, Posterior Tibial, Dorsalis Pedis
Assessing a pulse - includes…
rate, rhythm (regular or irregular), volume or strength or amplitude, presence or absence of bilateral equality.
Scale for Measuring Pulse Volume -
0-3+. 0 = Absent. 1+ - Thready or weak. 2+ - Normal, detected readily. 3 + - Bounding.
We should initially asses a pulse for how long?
60 seconds.
Use a doppler before saying the pulse is a 0. T/F?
True!
What are some types of heart rates? (3 not so perfect ones.)
Tachycardia, Bradycardia, Arrhythmia/dysrhythmia
Pulse deficit =
difference between the apical pulse + radial pulse. Indicates that not all heart beats are reaching the body!
Respirations - what are 2 of the acts of breathing?
Costal and Diaphragmatic.
Inspiration = active or passive?
Active.
Exhalation = active or passive?
Passive.
Respiration - external and internal. T/F?
True!
Hyperventilation - greater than __ bpm.
20.
Hypoventilation - less than __ bpm.
12.
External respiration - def
oxygen and C02 in the lungs - exchange between alveoli of the lungs + circulating blood.
Internal Respiration - def
throughout the body - exchange of O2 and CO2 between circulating blood and tissue cells.
What controls respirations?
Medulla oblongata, pons of the brain, chemoreceptors located centrally in the medulla and peripherally, etc.