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