Baseline Vital Signs and Sample History Flashcards
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What are baseline vitals?
Measurable indicators of what is happening inside the body
What five things do you measure for baseline vitals?
Pulse
Respirations
Blood pressure
Skin
Pupils
How often do you repeat vitals for an unstable patient?
Every 5 minutes
How often do you repeat vitals for a stable patient?
Every 15 minutes
When should you repeat vitals?
Before interventions and after interventions
What should you do everytime you check vitals?
Record the time
What is the average pulse rate for an adult?
60-100 beats per minute
What is a fast rate of heart beats called?
Tachycardia
>100
What is a slow heart beat rate called?
Bradycardia
<60
Where do you measure pulse?
Radial, caratoid, and brachial arteries
What is the average breaths per minute
12-20
How do you report measuring respirations?
Rate+quality
“resipirations are 16 and normal”
What tools do you use to measure blood pressure?
Blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer)
stethoscope
What is styostic pressure?
Ventricles contracts and forces blood out
What is diastolic pressure?
ventricles relax and refills with blood
What does auscutating mean?
to listen
When measuring blood pressure, what is it called when the tapping noises begin?
systolic pressure
When measuring blood presssure what is it called when the tapping noises stop or you hear a muffled thud?
Diastolic pressure
What does diaphoretic mean?
sweating alot
How do you messure blood pressure by palpating?
Find pulse in radial artery.
Pump cuff
When pulse reappears messure
That is systolic pressure
diastolic pressure can’t be messure
What does a pulse oximetry do?
Measures oxygen saturation in blood.
What is hypoxia?
Insufficient oxygen in body tissues
96%-100% of oxygen in blood is…?
normal
91%-95% of oxygen in blood is..?
hypoxia
