measuring vital signs
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body temp is regulated by | show 🗑
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show | surfactant
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show | rhythm may be slightly irregular(normal range of heart rate does not change)
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show | the difference between the apical and radial pulses.(apical minus radial)
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show | cheyne-stokes respirations
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the correct technique to measure a patients blood pressure (bp) is? | show 🗑
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show | silence, it makes diastolic pressure in adults
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a nurse finds that a patients vitals have significantly changed. the nurse should : | show 🗑
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show | pyrogens. pyrogens include bacteria that cause an immune response, which results in a temp raise
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show | deyhydration,delirium, and convulsions
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show | absence of breathing
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show | pulse rate less than 60 bpm
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crackles | show 🗑
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defervescence | show 🗑
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show | decreased oxygen in the blood
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show | irregular heart rate
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pulse deficit | show 🗑
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stridor | show 🗑
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show | pulse rate greater than 100 bpm
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tachypnea | show 🗑
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bradypnea | show 🗑
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show | difficult and labored breathing
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show | diastolic pressure
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an abrupt decline in fever is called a: | show 🗑
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show | rise in metabolism
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the patient who has a fever should be prevented from chills because: | show 🗑
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show | exerted on the artery during left ventricular contraction.
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show | increase
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when measuring a pateints bp in the arm, the arm should be positioned: | show 🗑
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show | not be talking or aware your taking the measurement
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show | use a doppler stethoscope or device.
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show | muffling
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show | deflate the cuff slowly while observing the dial
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biot's respirations ocurr in patients with increased intracranial pressure and are characterized by: | show 🗑
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show | 124 bpm
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show | higher
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temp greater than 105.8f or 41c should be treated promptly to reduce the fever because of: | show 🗑
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a person who makes harsh high sounds upon inspiration has what kind of respiratory condition? | show 🗑
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show | determine the amount of oxygen carried in the blood.
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a patient who has a bp decrease from supine to standing of 20mm hg or systolic, or 10mm hg or more diastolic, has: | show 🗑
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a patient whose bp is consistenly 136/80 is classified as having | show 🗑
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symptoms of shock that may be seen with hypotension are: | show 🗑
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a patient's whose heart rate is irregular should have their vitals checked: | show 🗑
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show | grains, vegetavles, fruits, milk, and meat/beans.
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show | 6 oz
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servings per day for vegetables? | show 🗑
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show | 2 cups
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servings per day for milk? | show 🗑
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show | 5 1/2 oz
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show | 300 mg
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Aim to eat less than _____ of sodium per day. | show 🗑
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show | systole
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show | blood pressure
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show | stroke volume
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the volume of blood pumped in one minute | show 🗑
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the phase in which ventricles are relaxed and no blood is being ejected | show 🗑
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the measurement of the ratio of stroke volume to compliance of the arterial system | show 🗑
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show | they should weigh themselves at the same time everyday wearing the same types of clothing
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show | temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain.
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show | vital signs
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show | 1.when admitted, 2.before and after surgery,3.before and after an invasive procedure, 4.before and after certain meds, 5.when the patient's condition changes.
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show | metabolism
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when the body is invaded by pathogens: | show 🗑
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show | thyroid, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and testosterone.
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show | 5
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show | pyrexia
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thermostat to control body temp? | show 🗑
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show | diaphoresis(sweating)
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show | radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation.
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heat being lost by evaporation results in _____ loss of water each day. | show 🗑
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show | evaporation
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show | simultaneosly have on e person count the apical pulse and another person count the radial pulse.
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show | easy respirations of normal rate
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show | a respiratory rate of 10 or lower.
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tacypnea | show 🗑
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hyperventilation | show 🗑
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diaphragmatic breathing | show 🗑
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dyspnea | show 🗑
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apnea | show 🗑
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show | temporal,carotid,apical,brachial,radial,femoral,popliteal,posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis
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show | is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissue and is initiated by the act of breathing.
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systolic pressure | show 🗑
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show | is the lower pressure exerted on the artery when the heart is at rest between contractions(diastole)
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show | take temp again in 2 hours.
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why should a temp reading greater than 105.8 be treated promptly? | show 🗑
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patient has respitory rate of 16 per minute, what should be done? | show 🗑
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show | stridor
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show | determine the amount of oxygen carried in the blood.
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a patient who has a blood pressure decrease from supine to standing of 20mmhg or more systolic, or 100mmhg or more diastolic, has _________. | show 🗑
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show | prehypertension
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