Vital signs

Question 1

What are vital signs

Answer 1

Vital signs tell a patients current status so that future changes can be identified and compared.

vital signs idicate a patients presnt status so that future changes can be identified and compared

Question 2

Whe are vital signs taken and when are they taken more frequently

Answer 2

upon admission and twice per day
when a patiet has retured from the theatre and when they are critically ill.

Question 3

list the components of vital signs

Answer 3

tempersture
pulse
blood pressure
respiration

Question 4

Define temperature

Answer 4

temperature is the state of warmth or coldness of a substace or body when compared to a standard

Question 5

name three thermometers and their uses

Answer 5

slender bulb -oral
stubby bulb -oral and axillary
pear shaped bulb-rectal

Question 6

List 6 factors affecting temperature

Answer 6

age
menstrual cycle
climatic conditions
surroundings
fever
excersise

Question 7

what is the normal body temperature
what is the range

Answer 7

36.9c or 98f
36.1-37.2c or 97-99f

Question 8

list and explain the 4 types of pyrexia

Answer 8

continuous - very little variation
remittent- varies but never reaches normal during 24 hrs
nonremittent- varies between normal and subnormal for 1 to 3 days
inverse fever- higher during the day and low at night

Question 9

list and explain the terms used to descrbe temperture fall

Answer 9

crisis- sudden return to normal
lysis- gradual drop to normal over a 2 to 10 day period
rigors- violent shivering attack due to disturbances in the heat regulating mechanisms

Question 10

What is pulse

Answer 10

pulse is the wave of expansion felt at an elastic artery.

Question 11

name the pulse location
temporal
brachial
radical
femoral
carotid pulse
dorsolis pedis

Answer 11

temple
inner elbow
inner thumb side of the wrist
the groin
side of the neck
top of foot

Question 12

what term is used to describe fast pulse rate and slow pulse rate

Answer 12

fast- tachycardia
slow- brachycardia