Vitals test Flashcards
absence of resperations
apnea
slow heart rate
bradycardia
slow resp rate
bradypnea
two main arteries
carotid
blue color of skin
cyanosis
difficulty breathing
dyspnea
hypertention
high blood pressure
high body temp
hyperthermia
low blood pressure
hypotention
body temp too low
hypothermia
measure of o2 in blood
pulse oximetry
rapid heart rate
tachycardia
high resp rate
tachpnea
temp through ear
tympanic
when to report vital signs
if a signifigant change
pulse is assessed for RRV -
R-rate
R-rythem
V-volume
factors that increase temp
illness
infection
exercise
factors that decrease teemp
starvation
sleep
decreased activity
radial pulse is where
thumb side of wrist
pulse for birth-1 yr
100-160
pulse for 2 years
80-110
pulse for 6 years
80-100
pulse for 10 years
70-100
pulse for 12+
70-100
Sys/dy or dy/sys
sys/dy
bradycardia range
pulse under 60 beats/minute
tachycardia
pulse over 100 beats/minute
abnormal breathing problems
cheyne stokes - leads to dyspnea
bublling sounds from mucus
rales
temporal check is where
on forehead
tympanic check is where
ear check
axillary check is where
in armpit
