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chapter 37
Question | Answer |
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what is conjunctivas? | mucous membrane that keeps the eye moist. |
what are extrinsive eye muscle? | skeletal muscles that move your eyes |
what do the vital signs include? | temp, r, p, bp, and pain assesment. |
what are normal pulse ranges for 0-1yr old? | 80-160 |
what are normal resp ranges for 0-1yr old? | 26-40 |
what are normal temps for adults? | 97.6-99.6 |
what are normal pulse range for adults? | 60-100 |
what are normal resp ranges for adults? | 12-20 |
how do you measure adults pulse? | at the radial artery for 1 min. |
what are other pulse sites? | brachial artery (at the bend of the elbow) apex (lower left coner of heart) |
what is cheyne-stokes resp? | period of up and down dephs of resp between period of apnea. |
definition of blood pressure? | force at which the blood is pumped against the wall of the arteries. |
what is systolic pressure? | pressure measured when the left ventricle of the heart contracts. |
definition of diastolic? | pressure measured when the heart is relaxed? |
what factors affect blood pressure? | cardiac output. |
why is it important to measure the circumfrance of an infants head? | to measure growth and development used to evalute diseases that can cause enlargement of the head. |