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Blood Pressure, Temperature, Pulse, and Respirations

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Korotkoff Sounds   The sounds you listen for when taking someones blood pressure  
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Systolic   Represented by the top number  
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Diastolic   Represented by the bottom number  
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Normal BP Age: 1 Month   85/54  
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Normal BP Age: 1 year old   95/65  
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Normal BP Age: 6 year old   105/65  
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Normal BP Age: 10-13 year old   110/65  
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Normal BP Age: 14-17   120/75  
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Normal BP Age: 18 and older   Less than 120/80  
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T/F BP decreases with age   False. BP increases with age  
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BP for Pre-hypertension   120-139/80-89  
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BP for Hypertension Stage 1   140-159/90-99  
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BP for Hypertension Stage 2   160 and higher/100 and higher  
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Normal Oral Temperature Range   97-99 *F  
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Low Grade Fever Oral Temp.   99.1-100.4  
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Switch temp. from oral to rectal   Add 1  
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Switch temp. from oral to temporal   Add 1  
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Switch temp. from oral to axillary   Subtract 1  
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Switch temp. from oral to ear (aural)   Remains the same  
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How is body temp. maintained?   Through balance of the heat produced in the body and the heat lost form the body.  
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Factors that cause body temp. variation   drinking, eating, age, emotional status, pregnancy, diurnal variation (during sleep), environment, and normal body temp.  
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How is body heat produced?   Voluntary and involuntary muscle function, peristalsis, heart beat, shivering, and cell metabolism  
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Radiation   Transfer of heat in waves  
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How is body heat lost?   Perspiration, sleeping, urine, water vapor from the lungs, radiation, conduction, and convection  
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Name 9 Pulse sites   1) Temporal 2) Carotid 3) Apical 4) Brachial 5) Femoral 6) Radial 7) Popliteal 8) Dorsalis Pedis 9) Ulnar  
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Mechanism of a pulse   The force of the blood through the artery through he contraction of the ventricle  
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Pulse Rhythm   Pulse rhythm denotes the time interval between heart beats  
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Pulse Volume   Pulse volume refers to the strength of the heart beat  
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Infant-1 year old Normal Pulse Range   120-160bpm  
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Toddler: 1-3 years old Normal Pulse Range   90-140bpm  
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Preschool: 3-5 years old Normal Pulse Range   80-110bpm  
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School: 6-12 years old Normal Pulse Range   75-105pbm  
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Adolescent-Adult: 13-60 Normal Pulse Range   60-100pbm  
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Over age 60 Normal Pulse Range   67-80pbm  
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T/F Women tend to have a lower pulse than men   False - Women have a higher pulse than men do  
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Pulse ________ as we age   Decreases  
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List the factors that affect a pulse   Age (older, lower - younger higher), gender (women > men), physical activity - higher, emotional state (fear, anxiety, anger - higher), metabolism, pregnancy, and medications  
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What is the minimum time a pulse should be counted to asses BPM   30 seconds  
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Pulse Ox   Measures saturation of peripheral oxygen  
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Pulse Ox %   95% or higher for all patients  
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Can cardiac problems affect Sp02   Yes  
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Sp02   Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation: estimation of oxygen saturation level  
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Normal Respiratory Rate   12-20 respirations per minute  
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Respiratory Rhythm   Rhythm is the time between each breath  
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Respiratory depth   Depth is the strength of your breath or how deep you breath  
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Hyperventilation   Very fast paced breathing  
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Hypopnea   Abnormally slow or shallow breathing  
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Hyperpnea   Increased breathing depth  
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Dyspnea   Short of Breath  
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