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Week 1 & 2 Lecture Flashcards

1
Q

A condition in which your blood pressure suddenly drops when you stand up from a seated or lying posistion

A

Orthostatic hypotension

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2
Q

Access (3) areas of respirations

A

BPM, Depth (shallow/ deep), rhythm (regular/ irregular)

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3
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Hypertension Stage 1

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Systolic 130 - 139 or Diastolic 80-89

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4
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Hypertension Stage 2

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Systolic _> 140 or Diastolic _>90

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5
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Body temperature 40°C or 104°F is considered

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Hyperthermia

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6
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pulse deficit is when the heart beats faster than the pulse felt at distal and ____ pulses

A

Radial

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7
Q

____ is the difference between your systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

A normal range for this number is between ___ & ______

A

Pulse pressure

40 & 60

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8
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Pyrexia

A

Fever

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9
Q

Systolic pressure (Top Number) measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.

It is the maximum blood pressure during contraction of _____

A

Ventricles

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10
Q

Heart rate over 100 bmp is…

A

Tachycardia

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11
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98.6 is an Average body temperature but this number is considered a fever

A

100.4

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12
Q

4 vital signs

A

Temp, pulse, respiratory, BP

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13
Q

Vital signs are accessed every ___ in hospitalized patients with temperatures, high / low blood pressure, pulse rate / rythm, respiratory difficulty.

A

4 hours

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14
Q

Part of the brain responsible for temperature regulation

A

Hypothalamus

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15
Q

How does hyperthermia differ from pyrexia

A

In pyrexia the hypothalamus is “set” to a higher body temperature.

In hyperthermia the hypothalamus isn’t set to a higher temperature and is actively trying to decrease the temperature.

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16
Q

No one under 19 should take aspirin during fever-causing / flu-like illnesses to prevent this syndrome

A

Reye’s

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17
Q

Reye’s Syndrome

A

A rare but serious condition that causes confusion, swelling in the brain, and liver damage

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18
Q

UAP

A

Unlicensed Assistive Personelle

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19
Q

Automated monitoring device measures…

A

Temp, pulse, resp, blood pressure

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20
Q

taking temp for else where than oral do what?

A

Document location of temperature

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21
Q

Neutropenic

A

Low white blood cells

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22
Q

Stroke volume

A

Volume of blood ejected with each heart beat

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23
Q

The apical pulse maybe ausculated over the apex of the heart.

Heart sounds:
Closure of the mitral and Tricuspid valve = ______

Closure of the aortic and pulmonic valve = _____

A

Mitral and Tricuspid = Lub
Aortic and Pulmonic = Dub

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24
Q

Parasympathetic stimulation of the SA node via the _____ nerve causes the heart to slow

A

Vagus

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25
Q

Women have a slightly __pulse tjan men. Pulse rate ____ as a person ages due to metabolic rate

A

Higher / Decreases

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26
Q

Normal pulse Rate for Adolescentes and Adults is…

A

60 / 100 bpm

27
Q

Tachycardia (increases / decreases) cardiac filling time,which in turn, (increases / decreased) stroke volume

A

Decreases / Decreases

28
Q

Tachycardia range in an adult is

A

100 - 180 bmp

29
Q

Pulse Amplitude Give a Grade for the following descriptions

Brisk (normal)
Absent
Diminished (weaker than expected)
Bounding

A

2
0
1
3

30
Q

Which pulse do you ausculate

A

Apical

31
Q

Nurses most often assess (which pulse) by palpation

A

Radial

32
Q

Which pulse site is used for paitents in Shock or Cardiac Arrest?

What about infants in this suitation

A

Carotid/ Brachial

33
Q

Measure this pulse on infants less than 2 years old

A

Apical

34
Q

____ exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli of lungs and circulating blood

A

Diffusion

35
Q

____ is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the circulating blood and tissues

A

Perfusion

36
Q

What is the most powerful respitory stimulate

A

Carbon Dioxide

37
Q

Adults Respitory Rate
Infants breath (slower/quicker)

A

12 - 20
Quicker

38
Q

What is the ratio of breathing to heart bests

A

1:4

39
Q

The apical pulse can be heard _____ just inside the Midclavicular Line

A

5th Intercostal

40
Q

Increase Carbon Dioxide, Decrease Oxygen in Blood

Increases rate and depth of respirations is callled

A

Hyperventilation

41
Q

Increase in metabolic rate (fever) will cause Tachypnea/ Bradypnea Why?

A

Tachypnea. The body is ridding of CO² due to increased CO² from metabolic functions

42
Q

The difference between Systolic and Diastolic numbers is called

A

Pulse Pressure

43
Q

Elevated BP

A

Systolic 120-129 and Diastolic <80

44
Q

Hypertension Crisis

A

Systolic >180 and/or Diastolic >120

45
Q

Orthostatic hypotension is a decrease in Systolic blood pressure of >____ mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of >____ mm Hg with in 3 minutes of standing up

A

20 / 10

46
Q

The series of sounds for which the nurse listens when assessing blood pressure are called…

A

Korotkoff sounds

47
Q

Which artery is assessed in BP

A

Brachial

48
Q

obese use this artery to measure BP

A

Radial

49
Q

Afebrile

A

Not feverish

50
Q

Ausxultatory gap

A

Period of silence or diminished intensity during the manual measurement of blood pressure. AKA silent gap

51
Q

Distole is when….

A

The ventricles fill with blood

52
Q

Systole is when…

A

The ventricles contract and eject blood

53
Q

Dyspnea

A

Hard or labored breathing

54
Q

Febrile

A

Having signs of a fever

55
Q

90 / 60 mmHg or lower is considered

A

Hypotension, low blood pressur

56
Q

Body temperature below 35° C or 95 ° F is considered

A

Hypothermia

57
Q

Shortness of breath when laying flat and goes away when you sit up or stand

A

Orthopnea

58
Q

Most common place to measure temp in neonate

A

Axillary

59
Q

Characteristics of the peripheral pulse include (3)

A

Rate, rhythm, amplitude

60
Q

Bradycardia is defined as lower than ____ bpm

A

60

61
Q

0
1
2
3
4

A

0 indicating no palpable pulse;
1 Indicating a faint, but detectable pulse; 2 slightly diminished pulse than normal;
3 Normal pulse
4 Bounding pulse

62
Q

FAST for which ilness

A

Face Arms Speech Time
Stroke

63
Q

Week 3 Lab

A

Nurs 1165 (10 decks)

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