Chapter 26, Vital Signs

Question 0

What is the temperature?

Answer 0

What temp the body is, heat of the body

Question 1

What are vital signs?

Answer 1

Temp
Blood pressure
Pulse
Respirations

Question 2

What factors affect someones temperature?

Answer 2

Exercise
Hot/cold liquids drank
Infection
Environment
Hypothermia
Obesity
Pregnancy
Stree

Question 3

What is the a enrage temp for rectal?

Answer 3

98.6-100.6

Question 4

What is the average oral temp?

Answer 4

97-99

Question 5

What is the average auxiliary temp?

Answer 5

96.6-98.6

Question 6

What is the pulse?

Answer 6

The heart beat

Question 7

What should you listen for when taking a pulse?

Answer 7

Rate, volume, rhythms

Question 8

What is tachycardia?

Answer 8

Increase in heart rate

Above 100 BPM

Question 9

What is bradycardia?

Answer 9

Decrease in heart rate

Below 60 BPM

Question 10

Where is the radial pulse?

Answer 10

Wrist

Question 11

Where is the brachial pulse?

Answer 11

Mid arm

Question 12

Where is the corroted pulse?

Answer 12

Neck

Question 13

What is the popliteal pulse?

Answer 13

Pulse behind knee

Question 14

Where is the petal pulse?

Answer 14

Top of the foot

Question 15

Where is the post-tubular pulse?

Answer 15

Heal

Question 16

Where is the apical pulse taken?

Answer 16

Under the nipple, close to the heart

Question 17

What is the pulse deficit?

Answer 17

The difference in the apical/radial pulses

Question 18

What is the normal pulse rate?

Answer 18

60-80

Question 19

What are reparations ?

Answer 19

The rate at which person breaths in and out

Question 20

What is hyperventilation?

Answer 20

Shallow, short breaths

Pant

Question 21

What is dyspnea?

Answer 21

Difficulty breathing

Question 22

What is cyanosis?

Answer 22

Bluefish color to skin, lips, nail bids from lack of oxygen in blood

Question 23

What is apnea?

Answer 23

No breathing

Question 24

What is Cheyne-stokes?

Answer 24

Alternating apnea and dyspnea | Close to death

Question 25

What is the normal respirations rate?

Answer 25

12-20 RPM

Question 26

What are respirations rates affected by?

Answer 26

``` Exercise Stress Age Illness Anxiety Pregnancy ```

Question 27

What is blood pressure?

Answer 27

The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood

Question 28

What does systolic mean?

Answer 28

The period of heart muscle contraction, pumping blood | High number when taking BP

Question 29

What is diastolic?

Answer 29

The period where the heart muscle in relaxing, heart at rest | The bottom number when taking BP

Question 30

What is the normal range for blood pressure?

Answer 30

110/60-130/80

Question 31

What is hypertension?

Answer 31

High blood pressure

Question 32

What is hypotension?

Answer 32

Love blood pressure under systolic of 100

Question 33

What affects blood pressure?

Answer 33

``` Pregnancy Stress Age Exercise Illness Hereditary ```

Question 34

What causes a decrease in blood pressure?

Answer 34

Fasting Weight loss Illness Hereditary

Question 35

What is the equipment used to measure blood pressure?

Answer 35

Sphygmomanometer