Question | Answer |
The normal pulse range of a Infant | 80-160 |
The normal pulse range of a child 1-6 years old | 75-130 |
The normal pulse range of a adult is | 60-100 |
A normal respiratory range of an infant (under one year of age) | 26-40 |
A normal respiratory range of a child (1-6 years) | 20-30 |
A normal respiratory range of a adult | 12-20 |
(T) refers to | Temperture |
(P)refers to | pulse |
(R)refers to | Respirations |
(BP)refers to | Blood pressure |
Orally | Sublingual |
Aurally | Ear |
Rectally | Rectum |
Axillary | Armpit |
Ax | axillary |
R | Rectal |
A | Aural |
T | Temporal |
Normal temperture is | 98.6F |
Normal oral temperture range is | 97.6-99.6 |
The sim's position refers to | The adult's left leg is slightly bent AND the right leg is sharply bent AND their left arm is behind them. |
In a adult the rectal thermometer should be inserted | 1 to 1 1/2 inches |
In a infant the rectal thermometer should be inserted | 1 inch |
The normal rectal temperature is | 98.6 to 100.6 |
The medical term for a fever is | Pyrexia or febrile |
Pyrexia occurs when the body temperture exceeds | 101.0 |
tempertures above 106.o can quickly lead to | convulsions and death |
FUO stands for | Fever of Unknown Origins |
PUO stands for | Pyrexia of Unknown Origins |
To obtain a rectal temperature of a infant( under one year of age)Should be positioned on their | Back OR Abdomen |
Tympanic thermometers measure the infered energy emitted from the | Tympanic membrane(eardrum) |
Tympanic thermometers require a sheath called a | Probe cover |
Otalgia | earache |
Otorrhea | Flow or discharge from the ear canel |
The temporal thermometer probe is placed on the | Center of the forehead and slowly passed straight toward the top of the ear keeping in contact with the skin |
Palpation or palpating means | Feeling( a pulse) |
When papating(feeling) a pulse(P) should use the | Tips of your first two or three fingers |
You should never palpate(feel) with your | Thumb |
A weak pulse is described as | Thready or feeble |
a strong pulse is described as | Bounding |
The carotid arteries are located on either side of the | Neck(Adam's apple) |
The brachial arteries are located at the cease of | The elbows |
The radial arteries are located at the | Lateral aspect of the wrists on the thumb side |
The femoral arteries are located at the | Medial(middle)aspect of the superior (upper)thighs |
The popliteal arteries are located | Posterior(behind)to the patellas(knees) |
The dorsalis pedis arteries are located at the | Dorsal(back) portion of each foot |
The posterior tibial arteries are located on the | Medial(middle) side of the ankles |
The pulse(P) rate is measured as the number of | Beats Per Minute(bpm) |
Pulse rates abnormally slow are called | Bradycardia(bradycardic) |
Pulse rates abnormally fast are called | Tachycardia(Tachycardic) |
One respiration consists of | One inspiration(inhalation) AND one expiration(exhalation) |
The respiratory rate is measured as the number of | Respirations Per Minute(rpm) |
Difficult or labored breathing is called | Dyspnea(dyspnic)OR SOB(Short Of Breath) |
Slow breathing is called | Bradypnea(bradypic) OR Hypopnea(hypopnic) |
Fast breathing is called | Tachypnea(tachypic)OR Hyperpnea(hyperpnic) |
No breathing is called | Apnea(apinc) |
Easier breathing in a upright position is called | Orthopnea(orthopnic) |
Ortho means | Straight |
The apical pulse is located just inferior(below) to the | left nipple |
The apical pulse is obtained by | Auscultation(auscultation means with a stethoscope) |
The part of the stethoscope used to obtain a apical pulse is called the | Diaphragm |
The opposite side of the stethoscope diaphragm is called the | Bell |
The tips of the earpieces should be bent | Forward |
The earpieces and diaphragm should be cleaned( before and after every use) with | 70%isopropyl |
Each "lubb-dupp" of a apical pulse is counted as | One heartbeat |
A pical pulse should be counted for | 1 minute |
An apical pulse higher then other pulse sites is called a | Pulse deficit |
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted on the walls of the | Arteries |
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac contractions is called | Systole(systolic) |
The systolic pressure is expressed as the | Top number of a blood pressure(BP) reading |
Pressure exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac relaxation is called | Diastole(diastolic) |
The diastolic pressure is expressed as the | Bottom number of the Blood Pressure (BP) reading |
Blood pressure (BPs) are measured in | millimeters of mercury(mmHg) |
Blood pressures(BP) are measured on a instrument called | Sphygmomanometer("sphygmo") |
Types of sphygmomanometers include | Mercury and aneroid |
Each line on the sphygmomanometer gauge represents | 2 millimeters of mercury(mmHg). |
Blood pressures are written as a | Fraction(I.e 128/76 the top number contracts and the bottom number relaxes |
The normal systolic range is | <120 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) |
A systolic pressure between 120-139 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) is called | perhypertension |
A systolic pressure between 140-159 millimeters of mercury is called | Hypertension(HTN)stage one |
A systolic pressure >160 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) is called | Hypertension(HTN)stage 2 |
The normal diastolic range is | <80 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) |
A diastolic pressure between 80-89 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) is called | Prehypertension |
A diastolic pressure between 90-99 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) is called | Hypertension(HTN) stage 1 |
A diastolic pressure>100 millimeters of mercury(mmHg) is called | Hypertension (HTN) stage 2 |
A sudden drop in blood pressure (BP) when an individual sits up or stands up is called | Orthostatic hypotension AKA postural hypotension |
Before obtaining a blood pressure (BP)have the patient(Pt) rest for | 5-10 minutes |
The chosen arm should be free of | constrictive clothing |
The Blood Pressure (BP) cuff should cover | 2/3 of the superior (upper)arm |
The blood pressure cuffs should be placed | one inch above the crease of the elbow |
An arrow on the blood pressure(BP) cuff should be placed over the | Brachial artery |
The blood pressure (BP) cuff should be positioned at | heart level |
After placing the blood pressure(BP) cuff correctly on the superior(upper) arm, plapate(feel) the | Radial artery |
Close the valve on the bulb AND inflate the blood pressure(BP)cuff until the radial pulse | Cannot be palpated(felt) -remember righty tighty,lefty loosey |
The point where the radial pulse cannot be palpated(felt) is called the | Palpatory systolic pressure |
Deflate the blood pressure(BP) cuff completely AND ask the patient to raise the arm AND flex the fingers for 30-60 seconds to | Promote blood flow( now palpate the brachial artery) |
Place the stethscope diaphragm over the brachial artery AND | Hold securely with light pressure |
The first sound should be heard close to the | Palpatory systolic pressure reading |
The first sound represents the | systolic pressure ( the sound will resemble tapping) |
As you auscultate(listen) to the tapping sound the needle of the aneroid shygmomanometer OR the mercurial shygmomanometer will | Bounce in unison with the tapping sounds.(you will listen until the tapping sound is no longer heard) |
Where the tapping sound stops represents the | Diastolic pressure |
If you should hear the tapping sound all the way to zero,record the | Number where the tapping sound changed AND zero(ie 128/78/0 )- Don't write zero |
The American Heart Association (AHA) suggests acquiring a blood pressure reading from | Both arms if possible |
A blood pressure (BP) reading is slightly more accurate in the | Left arm if possible |
Performing a blood pressure (BP)is contraindicated in a arm if | 1.with a intravenous (IV) line,2.With a injury,3.On the same side as a mastectomy |
Blood pressure (BPs)are documented with an arrow side ways---> if the patient was | lying down |
No arrow indicates that the blood pressure (BP) was obtained with the patient(pt) | sitting down |
When you become proficient(skilled)at obtaining a blood pressure(BP)reading,the entire process should be completed in less then | 1 minute |