chapter 38
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| Mensuration is | the process of measuring
height/weight,
circumference of head and chest
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| the scale must be _______and set to ________ before the pt. stands on it. | calibrated, zero
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| when measuring height round off to the ______ inch | quarter
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| the correlation between height and weight is called | BMI
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| used to identify the measurement of body functions that are essential to life | vital signs
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| The 4 Vitals are | Temp,
Pulse rate,
respiratory rate,
Blood pressure
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| the 4 vitals indicate | (1)body's ability to control heat
(2)rate, volume, rhythm of heart
(3)rate/quality of breathing
(4)force of heart/condition of blood vessels
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| indicates amount of heat produced by the body | temperature
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| sites for temperature are: | oral(mouth)
axillary(armpit)
rectal
temporal(forehead)
aural/tympanic(ear)
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| what is Hypothalamus | it is the temperature regulation center of the brain.
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| conditions affecting body heat | metabolic
time of day
amount of activity(exercise)
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| body loses heat by: | breathing
perspiration
elimination of body waste
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| normal adult body temp is: | 98.6f/37.0c
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| above normal body temp is called | febrile
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| normal body temp is called | afebrile
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| below normal body temp is called | subnormal
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| high fever is called | hyperpyrexing
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| toxins form bacteria, cause body temp to raise is called | pyrogens
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| rectal temp and temporal temp is the ______ accurate | most
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| the least accurate method of taking someone temp is | axillary(armpit)
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| thermometer types | plastic disposable
electronic thermometer
tympanic thermometer/instantaneous tympanic
temporal artery thermometer
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| plastic thermometer does what? | chemical indicators(dot matrix) on a plastic strip. the heat causes a reaction, dots color change color
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| may contain 2 probes | electronic probe
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| what must be on a probe before it is inserted | a probe cover
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| what measures inferred wave from the eardrum? | tympanic thermometer
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| what measures inferred energy from the temporal artery on the forehead? | temporal artery thermoeter
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| write "R" next to temp meaning | rectal
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| write "AX" next to temp meaning | axillary
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| write "TYM" next to temp meaning | Tympanic
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| write "TA" next to temp meaning | Temporal Artery
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| Reflexed by the number of times the heart beats in one full minutes | pulse rate
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| Pulse rate are stimulated by what type of feelings | anxiety, fear, anger
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| what condition may cause the pulse rate to rise? | thyroid disease, shock
fever, anemia
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| normal pulse rate for adults | 60 to 100 per minute
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| pulse rate over 100 would be? | tachycardia
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| pulse rate under 60 would be? | bradycardia
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| slower heart rate may occur with... | certain meds
heart disease
depression
drugs
*also could mean the person is an athlete
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| each time the heart beats blood is forced into the______, expanding its _______ and creating a _____-like effect. | aorta, walls, wave
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| Palpated means? | feeling, or felt
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| volume force of pulse | normal
bounding
weak
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| ______pulse is scarcely perceivable | Thready
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| Rhythm refers to the ______of equal ______ of beats | regularity, spacing
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| pulse rate that lacks regular rhythm, can be "irregular", or can be regular irregular" | arrhythmia
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| the radial pulse is located where | thumb side of wrist
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| brachial pulse is located where? | inner medical surface of the elbow
(ontecubital space)
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| what is the most common pulse site | radial
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| what pulse site is used to measure B/P | Brachial
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| the apical pulse is measuring the heart rate by the _______ | apex
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| the carotid pulse is located? | either side of the neck,
side of trachea
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| where do we use the carotid pulse site | for the means of CPR
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| located midway in groin, near the femur | femoral pulse
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| popital pulse is located? | behind knee
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| dorsalis pulse is located? | instep of foot
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| what does the dorsalis and popital pulse evaluate? | lower extremity circulation
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| the number of times a pt breathes in one minute is call? | respirations
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| when counting respirations one inhale and one exhale equals what? | one respiration
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| normal adult respiratory rate in a minute is? | 16 to 20 rpm
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| resp rate fluctuates more during when? | illness
exercise
infants
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| what 3 things should be observed for depth of resp rate? | shallow
normal
deep
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| noisy breathing is called | rales
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| difficulty breathing when lying down is called? | orhtopnea
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| cheyne stokes occurs with | acute brain, heart or lung disease
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| cheyne stokes a characterized by | slow, shall breaths that increase in depth.
its followed by a period of apnea.
this breathing pattern frequently
proceeds death
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| blood pressure means the fluctuating pressure that the blood exerts against the ______ walls as the heart ____ and _______ | arterial, contract and relaxes
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| b/p reflects the condition of the ____,_____ and the amount of ____ forced out from contraction | heart, arteries,
blood
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| B/P is measure in the ______ artery of the ____ at the ______ space | bronchial, arm,
antecubital
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| the measurement of B/P is called MMLTY. Which means | Millimeters of mecury
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| first time pt should have B/P measured on both______ | arms
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| B/P can have a _____ to _____ mm difference between both arms | 5 to 10
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| what are the 2 B/P phases | systole and diastole
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| ______ is the contraction phase of the heart, which is the ____ beat and has ______ pressure. | systolic,
1st,
greatest
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| ______ is the resting or filling phase of the heart. it is when the heart is at its _____ pressure | diastolic,
least
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| B/P normal range is | below 120/80
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| physical conditions that can cause high B/P are | thyroid dysfunction,
kidney disease,
arteriosclerosis,
neurological issues
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| pre-hypertension rage is | 120/80 - 139/89
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| hypertension stage I range is | 140/90 - 189/99
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| hypertension stage II range is | 160/100 and up
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| Idiopathic or essential stage I hypertension is without an ____ _____ | apparent cause
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| secondary hypertension results from ___ disease | Renal
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| Malignat hypertension is ______ and ____ to controls | severe and difficult
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| orthostatic hypertension drop in B/P when pt goes from _______ to _________ | sitting to standing
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| orthostatic hypertension causes ____ and is common with ________ people | synscope(fainting),
elderly
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| hypotension is | low B/P
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| hypotension rate is | below 90/60
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| hypotension is usually not _____ | serious
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| hypotension can result from....? | blood loss,
burns,
shock
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