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Vital Signs
PHS - Vital Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Normal heart rate (pulse) | 60/100 beats/min |
| Normal respiration rate (breathing) | 12/20 breathes/min |
| Normal blood pressure | 120/80 mmHg to 100/60 mmHg |
| Normal Sa02 (oxygen saturation) | 95%-100% |
| Normal Temperature | 97-99 |
| Febrile | elevated temperature (99-99.9) |
| pyrexia | fever > 100 |
| hypothermia | low temperature (<95) |
| hyperthermia | high temperature (not due to infection) |
| homeostasis | the body's state of balance |
| when do you wash your hands when taking vitals? | before and after touching a patient |
| before taking vitals you should | wash hands 2 step verification for identity (full name/birth date) |
| what controls body temp? | hypothalamus in brain |
| how can you take temperature? | oral (under tongue) tympanic (in ear) temporal (on forehead) axillary (in armpit) rectal (in bottom) |
| most accurate way to take temp | rectal |
| most accessibly accurate way to take temp | oral |
| least accurate way to take temp | axillary |
| most sanitary way to take temp | temporal |
| way to take temp on a baby | tympanic |
| when you have a fever, what is going on in the body? | infection |
| tachcardia | high pulse (>100 at rest) |
| bradycardia | low pulse rate (<60) |
| arrythmia | irregular heart rhythm |
| bounding | strong pulse rate |
| threading | weak pulse |
| how would you rate an absent pulse? | 0 |
| how would you rate a weak pulse? | 1+ |
| how would you rate a strong/bounding pulse? | 3+ |
| how would you rate a normal pulse | 2+ |
| alscultate | to listen |
| which artery do you use when taking blood pressure? | brachial |
| where are the temporal arteries? | side of head |
| where are the carotid arteries? | neck |
| where are the brachial arteries? | upper arm |
| where are the femoral arteries? | groin |
| where are the apical pulse? | over the heart |
| where are the posterior tibialis arteries? | inside ankle |
| where are the dorsalis pedis arteries? | top of foot |
| where are the radial arteries? | on wrist |
| when counting respiration you include | inhalation (breathing in) and exhalation (breathing out) as 1 |
| dyspnea | abnormal breathing (shortness of breath) |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| apnea | not breathing (absence of) |
| TPR stands for | Temperature, Pulse rate, and Respiration rate |
| What is the systolic pressure in BP? | the greatest force exerted on arties during contraction |
| What is the diastolic pressure in BP? | The least force exerted on the walls of the arteries by the heart |
| SPHYGMOMANOMETER | What you take blood pressure with |
| stethooscopre | what you listen to pulse with |
| ascultation | to listen |
| palpation | to feel |
| what is the first sound you hear when taking BP | systolic |
| what is the last sound you hear when taking BP | diastolic |
| occlude | blocking blood flow |
| what do you measure oxygen saturation with? | pulse oximeter |
| what could cause it to have a bad reading? | dark skin, dark nails, poor sensor placement, cold hands, poor circulation, movement |
| military time uses a ___ hr clock | 24hr |
| 12:00 am is what in military time? | 0000 |
| 12:10 pm is what in military time? | 1210 |
| what are the 4 cardinal signs | Temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure |
| In what order are TPR documented? Vitals: Heart rate 78, Respiration 16, Temperature 100.6 | Temperature / Pulse / Respirations Example: 100.6/78/16 |
| What Blood pressure would be considered hypertension? | systolic > 130 OR diastolic > 80 |
| What Blood pressure would be considered elevated? | systolic 120-129, AND Diastolic <80 |
| What Blood pressure would be considered hypotension? | <100/60 |
| What Blood pressure would be considered normal? | between 120/80 and 100/60 |
| What number would you need to multiply by if you took pulse or respiration for 10 seconds? | 6 |
| What number would you need to multiply by if you took pulse or respiration for 15 seconds? | 4 |
| What number would you need to multiply by if you took pulse or respiration for 30 seconds? | 2 |
| What number would you need to multiply by if you took pulse or respiration for 6 seconds? | 10 |
| What number would you need to multiply by if you took pulse or respiration for 12 seconds? | 5 |
| Why should you count respirations without telling the patient? | The patient may consciously change their breathing. |
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