PCS 3 Vitals

Question 1

who you give baseline measurements to

Answer 1

elderly patients (older than 65) 
very young pts (younger than 2) 
debilitated pts
low aerobic capability
cardioV probs
pts recovering from trauma/surgery
cardioP issues

Question 2

Body Temperature - time of day

Answer 2

LOW in morning HIGH at noon

Question 3

body temp - age

Answer 3

HIGHER when real young LOW when older

Question 4

body temp - environment

Answer 4

LIL HIGHER in hot LIL LOWER in cold

Question 5

body temp - infection

Answer 5

HIGHER

Question 6

body temp - physical activity

Answer 6

LIL HIGHER with exercise but PLATEAU’s with training

Question 7

body temp - emo status

Answer 7

LIL HIGHER when stressed/sad/angry!!!

Question 8

body temp - measurement site

Answer 8

HIGHER in butt LOWER in axilla

Question 9

body temp - menstrual

Answer 9

HIGHER

Question 10

body temp - oral cavity

Answer 10

temp can be a bad representation, wait 14 to 30 minutes after cold/hot drink or smoking

Question 11

body temp - range

Answer 11

oral - 96.8 F to 99.3 F (36 C to 37.3 C)

rectal - 97.8 to 100.3 (36.6 to 38.1)

Question 12

body temp - sites

Answer 12

oral cavity, rectum, axilla, ear canal, forehead or temporal lobe, and occasionally inguinal fold
Most Accurate - rectal
Most Convenient - orally

Question 13

Pulse

Answer 13

indirect measure of contraction of the left ventricle of the heart and indicates the rate at which the heart is beating.
rate of da squeezin of the left side heart
Movement of blood in an artery which can be felt at sites of the body.

Question 14

pulse - range

Answer 14

newborns - 100-130 bpm
1yr - 7yr - 80-120 bpm
adultes - 60-100bpm

Question 15

pulse - age

Answer 15

lower 65 and older Higher young persons

Question 16

pulse - gender

Answer 16

HIGHER females LOWER males

Question 17

pulse - environment

Answer 17

HIGHER in high temp LOWER in low temp

Question 18

pulse - infection

Answer 18

HIGHER with infection

Question 19

pulse - physical activity

Answer 19

relative to the exercise
post exercise 3-5 min to return to resting
can change with training

Question 20

pulse - emo status

Answer 20

HIGHER with stress/sad/angry

can be LOWER during sleep

Question 21

pulse - meds

Answer 21

varies

Question 22

pulse - cardioP disease

Answer 22

heart functioning alters, so does the pulse… varies

Question 23

pulse - conditioning

Answer 23

people who exercise may have LOWER pulse

Question 24

pulse sites

Answer 24

temporal
carotid
brachial
radial
femoral
popliteal-midline posterior knee crease between the tendons of the hamstring muscles
dorsal pedal-slightly medial on the dorsum of the foot
posterior tibial-medial aspect of the foot inferior to the medial malleolus

Question 25

BP definition

Answer 25

force by the blood against any unit area of the vessel wall. systolic diastolic

Question 26

systolic pressure

Answer 26

point of pump of left ventricle heart

Question 27

diastolic

Answer 27

point of rest of the heart

Question 28

normal bp reading

Answer 28

120 systolic/80 diastolic

Question 29

prehypertension

Answer 29

120-139/80-89

Question 30

stage 1 hypertension

Answer 30

140-159/90-99

Question 31

stage 2 hypertension

Answer 31

160-179/100-109

Question 32

stage 3 hypertension

Answer 32

180-209/110-119

Question 33

stage 4 hypertension

Answer 33

>210/>120

Question 34

the rise in hypertension calc

Answer 34

from 120/80 | to +19/+9

Question 35

BP - age

Answer 35

LOWER younger HIGHER older

Question 36

BP - exercise

Answer 36

systolic relates to exercise - 3-5 min should return to norm | diastolic doesnt change too much, but an increase of 15 is abnormal

Question 37

BP - emo

Answer 37

HIGHER with stress/sad/stressed!!

Question 38

BP - meds

Answer 38

varies

Question 39

BP - size and condition of arteries

Answer 39

decreased lumen INCREASE BP | decreased elasticity INCREASE BP

Question 40

BP - arm position

Answer 40

SHOULD be forearm at the level of the 4th intercostal space and elbow extended lowered may INCREASE BP raised may DECREASE BP

Question 41

BP - blood volume

Answer 41

decrease in blood DECREASE BP | increase in blood INCREASE BP

Question 42

BP - values bilaterally

Answer 42

HIGHER on left arm than right arm systolic HIGHER on thigh than left arm Diastolic not change that much