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Health Science 20

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Hypotension   Low Blood Pressure (<90/60): caused by pregnancy, dehydration, blood loss, allergies, infection, etc.  
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P.E.A.   Pulse electrical activity  
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Pyrogenic   Causes a fever  
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Tachycardia   Heart rate > 100 bpm  
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Arrhythmia   Irregular heart beat  
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AED   Automated External Defibrillator  
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Afebrile   Not Feverish  
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Asystole   Absence of heart beat, flat-line  
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Febrile   Body temperature one degree above normal  
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Shallow   (breathing), hard to see chest rise, small amount of air inhaled  
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Systolic   Blood pressure when heart is contracting/pumping blood (higher number)  
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Ventricular Fibrillation   disorganized contraction of heart ventricles (unable to fill up or release blood, AED is necessary0  
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Apnea   Not breathing  
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Normal Sinus Rhythm   Normal heart beat  
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Hyperthermic   Body temperature >104 degrees F, 40 degrees C. Caused by fever, exercise, heat stroke, hormones, injury  
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Hyperventilation   Breathing faster than normal rate  
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Pyrexia   Fever  
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Hypoventilation   Breathing slower than normal rate  
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Hypertension   High blood pressure (>140/90): caused by salt intake, alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise  
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Auscultation   listening  
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Bounding   Fast, pounding heart beat, common after intense exercise  
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Palpation   touching or feeling  
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Bradychardia   Heart rate <60 bpm  
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Diastolic   Blood pressure when heart is relaxed/filling (lower number)  
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Electrocardiogram   checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart (vital sign taken at a hospital, not a first aid measurement).  
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Sphygmomanometer   blood pressure moniter cuff  
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Dyspea   Painful breathing  
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Hypothermic   Body temperature <95 degrees F, 35 degrees C. Caused by exposure to cold, too much alcohol, Addison's disease.  
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What are the four main vital signs?   Blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations.  
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What are the four 'extra' vital signs?   02 saturation, pain, consciousness, pulse electrical activity  
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Normal 02 Saturation   95-100%  
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Normal Adult brpm   12-20 (some textbooks say 12-24)  
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Normal Adult bpm   72-80 bpm  
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Normal Adult Blood pressure   120/80 (increases with age, normal is under 130)  
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Prehypertension blood pressure   Systolic: 121-139 mmHG Diastolic: 80-89 mmHG  
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Hypertension Stage 1 blood pressure   Systolic: 140-159 mmHG Diastolic: 90-99 mmHG  
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Hypertensions Stage 2 blood pressure   Systolic: >160 mmHG Diastolic: >100 mmHG  
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Factors affecting blood pressure   Age, exercise, stress, rage, gender, medications, obesity, diurnal variations, disease process  
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Symptoms of hypotension   drop in consciousness, increase heart rate and respiration rate, pale and sweaty skin  
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Temperature Measuring sites   Oral, Tympanic (behind ear), Rectal (invasive, 1 degree higher), Auxillary (armpit, 1 degree lower), Temporal  
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Heart Rate of newborns   120-160 bpm  
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Heart Rate of 6 year olds to adolescent   75-110 bpm  
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Pulse Locations   carotid (neck), Apex (chest), brachial (bicep), Radial (wrist), abdominal (stomach), femoral (pelvis), politeal (behind knee), posterior tibial (inside ankle), dorsalis pedis (on top of foot).  
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LOC   level of consciousness  
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Glasgow Coma Scale   used to examine level of consciousness by testing their responses to pain, their verbal signals, their eyes, and their motor signals.  
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Possible cause of hypertension   Blockages in the arteries: could lead to serious conditions like heart attacks or strokes  
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Why are alcoholics always hypothermic?   Alcoholic - damaged liver. 90% of our heat comes from our liver, so people with damaged livers are always cold.  
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3 parts of a heart wave   P - activation of the atria QRS - activation of the ventricles T - recovery wave  
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What can an ECG do?   - detect arrhythmias - detect heart problems (heart attacks, damage, inflammation) - detect electrolyte imbalances and lung disease - monitor progression and recovery of a heart attack  
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Possible problems with a rapid and full pulse   internal bleeding (early stages), fear, heat stroke, overexertion, high blood pressure, fever  
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Possible problems with a rapid, thready pulse   shock, blood loss, heat exhaustion, diabetic coma, failing circulatory system  
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Possible problems with a slow, full pulse   stroke, skull fracture, brain injury  
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4 ways to characterize respirations   - Rhythm (regular, irregular) - depth (shallow, deep) - sound (gurgling, gasping, birdlike, snoring) - ease (easy, labored)  
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Possible problems with rapid and shallow breathing   shock, heart problems, heat exhaustion, insulin shock, heart failure, pneumonia  
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Possible problems with deep, gasping, labored breathing   airway obstruction, heart failure, heart attack, lung disease, chest injury, lung damage from heat, diabetic coma  
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Possible problems with slow, snoring breathing   head injury, stroke, chest injury, drugs  
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Possible problems with crowing, gurgling breathing   airway obstruction, lung disease, lung injury due to heat  
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Possible problems with wheezing breathing   asthma, emphysema, airway obstruction, heart failure  
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Possible problems with coughing blood   chest wound, fracture rib, punctured lung, internal injuries  
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What RR is considered serious?   adult: over 28 1-5: over 44 5-12: over 36  
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What are the 4 reactions to heat?   vasodilation, sweating, pilorelaxation, stretching out  
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What are the 4 reactions to cold?   vasoconstriction, shivering, piloerection, curling up  
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What is vasodilation?   Caused by heat: arterioles dilate (enlarge) so more blood enters skin capillaries and heat is lost  
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What is vasoconstriction?   Caused by the cold: arterioles get smaller to reduce blood going to skin, keeping core warm  
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What is pilorelaxation?   Caused by heat, this means body hairs flatten  
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What is piloerection?   Caused by the cold, this means hairs on skin stand up  
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