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Ch 31
Vital Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absence or cessation of breathing (Cessation=process or ending or brought to end) | Apnea |
| abnormality or irregularity in the heart rhythm | Arrhythmia |
| Thickening decreased elasticity and calcification of arterial walls | Arteriosclerosis |
| Term used to describe a pulse that feels full because of increased power of cardiac contraction or as a result of increased blood volume | Bounding |
| Slow heartbeat; pulse below 60 beats per minute | Bradycardia |
| Slow respirations | Bradypnea |
| Ear wax | Cerumen |
| Diminished lung capacity irreversible | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
| Rhythm pattern of activity or behavior that follows a day- night cycle | Diurnal |
| Difficult or painful breathing | Hyperpnea |
| High BP | Hypertension |
| Prolonged and deep breathing | Hyperventilation |
| BP that is below normal (systolic below 90 and diastolic below) | Hypotension |
| Pulse in which beats skips | Intermittent pulse |
| an individual sit or stand to breathe comfortably | Orthopnea |
| Temporary fall in BP when the person rapidly changes from recumbent position to standing position | Orthostatic (postural) hypotension |
| Inflammation or infection of the external auditory canal (swimmer's ear) | Otitis externa |
| Refers to an area outside of or away from an organ or structure | Peripheral |
| Condition in which the radial pulse is less than the apical pulse: may indicate a peripheral vascular abnormality | Pulse deficit |
| Difference between systolic and diastolic BP | Pulse pressure |
| Febrile or fever | Pyrexia |
| Abnormal crackling breath sound during inspiration | Rales |
| Abnormal rumbling sounds on expiration | Rhonchi |
| Elevate BP resulting from another condition (kidney disease) | Secondary Hypertension |
| Irregular heartbeat that originates in the sinoatrial node (pacemaker) | Sinus arrhythmia |
| Instrument that measures the volume of air inhaled and exhaled | Spirometer |
| Snoring sound | Stertorous |
| Fainting | Snycope |
| Rapid heart rate (over 100 beats per minute) | Tachycardia |
| rapid shallow respiration | Tachypnea |
| Describes a pulse that is scarcely perceptible | Thread |
| High pitched sound on expiration; indicates obstruction or narrowing of respiratory passages) | Wheezing |
| Pulse rates varies with? | AGE |
| Pulse volume reflects the strength of the heart when it? | contracts |
| Arterial plaques narrow the lumen of the blood vessel; | which can increase BP |
| Aging increases the risk of? | Arteriosclerosis, which increase BP |
| Pt. can faint if what happens? | BP drops suddenly when changing position |
| The top number is the? | Systolic # |
| The bottom number is ? | Diastolic # |
| Diastolic cant be taken when? | palpating BP |
| Caffeine is a? | Stimulant (may cause temporary change in VS) |
| Trapped air in the cuffs bladder between readings may cause? | An artificial increase in the BP reading |
| To convert pounds to kilograms | divide the number of pounds by 2.2 (multiply the number of pound by 0.45) |
| To convert kilogram to pounds multiply the number of kilograms by? | 2.2 |
| Pt with diabetes must have their weight? | monitored |
| used only in young pediatric pt. | Stethoscope bell |
| don't need gloves to? | take temperature |
| Cigarette smoking temporarily does what? | Increase VS |
| Rhythms affects VS | Diurnal.. |
| Newborns tend to have lower what? | normal ranges for body temperature |
| in healthy pt. the younger the pt? | The faster the heart rate |
| Athletes can have a healthy pulse rate below 60 beats per min because? | of the increased strength of the myocardium |
| most accurate method of recording the pulse is the? | 60 second apical pulse measurement |
| Internal respiration is the exchange of gases at the? | cellular level |
| The MA should try to observe the Pt's breathing w/o the person knowledge, cause? | the rate can be altered voluntarily |
| A cardiac cycle is a complete? | Heart beat |
| Viscosity refers to the level of? | the thickness of the blood |
| shivering causes an increase in body temperature because? | of the energy being released |
| Temporal artery temperature and rectal methods provide th most accurate reflection of? | core infant temp |
| Average adult pulse rate is? | 80 beats per min |
| Heard through the stethoscope | Apical pulses |
| Felt at the wrist | Radial Pulse |
| palpated across the arch of the foot | Pedal pulses |
| found in the crevice of the elbow | Brachial pulse |
| Tachycardia can occur with? | anxiety |
| Measure BP | Sphygmomanometer |
| One respiration occurs for every? | 4 pulse beats |
| If pt cant hold their mouth closed a reliable method is? | Tympanic Temperature |
| A bluish discoloration of the tissues due to the lack of oxygen | Cyanosis |
| Complication of hypertension include? | nose bleeds, headache, dizziness and chest pain |
| comes and goes fluctuating between normal nad elevated | Intermittent fever |
| wear gloves if the potential exists for contacting any? | open areas |
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