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temperature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oral site | Mouth |
| Do not take an oral temperature if the person is: | Under 5 years old, unconscious, had surgery/injury to face, mouth, nose, neck, Is receiving oxygen breathes through mouth has a naso-gastric tube , Has a sore mouth, is restless/confused/disoriented, is paralyzed on one side, has a seizure disorder |
| where is the thermometer inserted | mouth and put under the tongue. |
| what is placed on the thermometer | plastic sheath |
| what is the most accurate termperature sites? | rectal site |
| Rectal site is used for | infants and children under 3, when the oral site cannot be used |
| Do not use rectal site if the person: | Has diarrhea, has heart disease, has had rectal surgery, is confused or agitated, Has a rectal disorder or injury |
| since taking a rectal temp is embarrasing, how can you talk to your patient about it? and how to relax? | Explain what you are doing And why. Hold onto the thermometer until done. |
| tympanic | ear |
| what temperature site has fewer microbes than the mouth or rectum? | tympanic |
| Too much ear wax can cause | an incorrect measurement. |
| Do not take a tympanic measurement if the person has: | An ear disorder, ear drainage |
| what is the temperature site on the forehead called | temporal artery |
| Body temperature is measured at the . | temporal artery in the forehead |
| is the temporal artery invasive or non invasive? | non-invasive |
| what is the temperature site on the underarms called | axillary site |
| what temp site is less reliable that the other sites | axillary site |
| what temp site it is used when other sites cannot be used? | axillary site |
| what temp do not use right after bathing? | axillary site |
| what is a glass thermometer? | A hollow glass tube filled with a substance that expands and rises when in the tube when heated. When cooled, the substance moves back down the tube |
| what thermometers have a blue stem | Oral, axillary, and rectal |
| what is the normal bp | 120/80 |
| bp is measure in what | millimeters of mercury |
| bp is controlled by | the force of the heart contractions, the amount of blood pumped w each heartbeat, how easily the blood flows through the vessels |
| systole | the period of heart muscle contraction |
| distole | the period of heart muscle relaxation |
| what are all the termperature sites | oral, rectal, tympanic, temporal artery, axillary |
| what are all the pulse sites | carotid artery, radial artery, popliteal artery, femoral artery, brachial artery, dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial artery, abdominal aorta |
| what is the neck pulse called | carotid artery |
| what is the wrist pulse called | radial artery |
| what behind the knee pulse called | popliteal artery |
| what is the groin pulse callled | femoral artery |
| what is inside the elbow pulse called | brachial artery |
| what is the foot pulse called | dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial artery |
| what is the abdomen pulse called | abdominal aorta |
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