Chapter 11 Vital Signs

Question 1

what is included in the vital signs

Answer 1

temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain level

Question 2

define baseline

Answer 2

a place to start

Question 3

How often are vital signs checked?

Answer 3

the more ill the patient, the more frequently the vital signs are taken
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Question 4

Vital signs are interrelated

Answer 4

a rise is 1F may cause in increase in pulse rate by 4 beats per min
respiratory rate and blood pressure readings increase with rise in temperature
blood pressure falls because of hemorrhage, the pulse and the respirations increase, and the temperature usually decreases

Question 5

R .

Answer 5

rectal temp

Question 6

Ax

Answer 6

axillary temp

Question 7

core temp

Answer 7

temp of the deep tissues of the body
remains constant unless exposed to the severe extremities in environmental hospital
assessed by using a thermometer

Question 8

surface temp

Answer 8

temp of the skin
may vary a great deal in response to the environment
assessed by touching the skin

Question 9

Pyrexia

Answer 9

elevation in temp

Question 10

febrile

Answer 10

fever maintained high

Question 11

hyperthermia

Answer 11

higher than normal

Question 12

hypothermia

Answer 12

colder than normal

Question 13

Major parts of the stethoscope

Answer 13

earpieces, binurals, tubing, chest piece

Question 14

Auscultate

Answer 14

listen for sounds within the body to elevate or detect potential abnormalities

Question 15

Tachycardia

Answer 15

pumping fast, above 100

Question 16

bradycardia

Answer 16

pumping slow, below 60

Question 17

Dysrhythmia

Answer 17

any disturbance or abnormality in a normal rhythmic pattern of the heart beat
irregularity in the normal rhythm of the hear

Question 18

Best pulse to access first

Answer 18

the carotid

Question 19

major pulses

Answer 19

temporal 
facial 
carotid 
brachial 
radial 
femoral
popliteal 
posterior tibial 
and dorsalis pedis

Question 20

Pulse deficit

Answer 20

difference between the radial and apical rates
there is a deficit when the radial rate is less than the apical rate

meaning, atrial flutter/ atrial fibrilation

Question 21

Tachypnea

Answer 21

rapid respiratory rate

Question 22

bradypnea

Answer 22

slow respiratory rate

Question 23

SOB

Answer 23

shortness of breath

Question 24

Dyspnea

Answer 24

difficulty breathing

Question 25

Apnea

Answer 25

lack of spontaneous breathing

Question 26

Hypoventilation

Answer 26

when the rate of ventilation entering the lungs is insufficient for metabolic needs

Question 27

2 factors determining blood pressure

Answer 27

pulse pressure

cardiac output

Question 28

Hypertension

Answer 28

blood pressure elevated

Question 29

Hypotension

Answer 29

blood pressure below normal

Question 30

Orthostatic hypotension

Answer 30

a drop of 25 mm HG in systolic pressure and a drop of 10 mm Hg in diastolic pressure when a person moves from lying to sitting or from sitting to lying .

patient will feel light headed and unstable

Question 31

Sphygomanometer

Answer 31

a device for measuring the arterial blood pressure

Question 32

1 liter of fluid

Answer 32

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds