Vitals Flashcards

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Normal blood pH range

A

7.35 - 7.45

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2
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Normal temperature

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37 C

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3
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Body temperature at which normal body-warming mechanisms begin to fail

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34 C

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4
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Body temperature at which shivering stops, heart sounds diminish, and cardiac irritability increases

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31 C

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5
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Temperature at which patient presents with death-like appearance and possibly irreversible asystole

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22 C

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6
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration description and causes

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  1. Gradual increases and decreases in respirations with periods of apnea
  2. Increasing intracranial pressure, brain stem injury
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7
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Biot’s respiration description and causes

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  1. Rapid, deep respirations (gasps) with short pauses between sets
  2. Spinal meningitis, many CNS causes, head injury
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8
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Kussmaul’s respiration description and causes

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  1. Tachypnea and hyperpnea

2. Renal failure, metabolic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis

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9
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Apneustic respiration description and causes

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  1. Prolonged inspiratory phase with shortened expiratory phase
  2. Lesion in brain stem
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