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Vitals are a noninvasive way of findingout what is going on w/the Pt. TRUE or FALSE True
how many sets of vitals should be taken at least 2
breathing is assessed by counting the number of breaths in _____ sec. and multiplying by ___ 30 2
The pulse refects the status of the _________ system circulartory
What pluse do you assess in a councious Pt over the age of 1 radial
what pulse do you assess in a conscious infants PT brachial
Signs of life are: breathing pulse skin pupils bp
Name three indications of poor purfusion cyanosis pallor mottling
__________ _______ is more reliable indication of perfusion staus in infants and young children than in adults capillary refill
TRUE or FALSE Both pupils should constict when light is shone in only one eye true
_______ bp reflects the pressure against the walls of the arteries.HINT: L-ventricle (high #) systolic
what are the respiration rates for adults, adolescents, children, and infants 8-24 12-20 15-30 20-40
pale or pallor are signs of extreme _________, blood loss or both vasoconstruction
blue-gray/ cyanosis indicates __________ poor purfusion
red/flushing is a sign of __________, vessel dilation or late_________poisoning heat exposure, carbon monoxide
jaundice is what color yellow
mottling is a blothcy pattern that showes in shock and in _______ pooling
Dilated pupils can indicate the use of what kind of drugs LSd, amphtamines, atropine, cocaine
Constricted pupils may indicate a _.__.__ system disorder, the use of _________ CNS narcotics
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