Vital Signs Flashcards by PEARL CASTILLO

The hands-on examination

Vital Signs

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The status of several body systems

Vital Signs

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The survey and interview of the nurse to the patient applied

Structure and Function

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The formation of an overall impression

Overall Impression of the Client

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Factors in Overall Impression of the Client

Environment
Interactions

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Reasons of Vital Signs

General Overview
Spot / Clinical Picture
Dynamic Changes Over Time
Provides Triggers
Accuracy Dependent on Person and Equipment

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Equipment of Vital Signs

Thermometer
Wrist Watch
Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Pulse Oximeter

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Temperature

Thermometer

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Respiratory Rate

Wrist Watch

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Pain

Stethoscope

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Blood Pressure

Sphygmomanometer

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Pulse Rate

Pulse Oximeter

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Structure in Vital Signs

Temperature
Pulse Rate
Respiration Rate
Blood Pressure
Pain

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From 36.5 C to 37.7 C

Temperature

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From Weak, Normal, to Bound

Pulse Rate

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From Rate, Rhythm, to Depth

Respiration Rate

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From Cardiac Output, Elasticity of Arteries, Blood Volume, Blood Velocity or Heart Rate, to Blood Viscosity or Thickness

Blood Pressure

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From Dull, Sharp, Radiating, to Throbbing

Pain

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Adjustment to internal and external environment at Hypothalamus

Thermoregulation

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Morning

Lowest Body Temperature

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Evening

Highest Body Temperature

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Shivering / Goosebumps

Increased Body Heat

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Sweating / Flushing

Decreased Body Heat

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Factors of Temperature

Time
Environment
Exposure
Stress
Physical Activity
Exercise
Physiological Processes

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36.3-37.9 C

Temporal

35.9-37.5 C

Oral

35.4-37.0 C

Axillary

36.7-38.3 C

Tympanic

36.3-37.9 C

Rectal

38 C up

Fever

37.5-38.3 C

Febrile

40 C up

Hyperthermia

41 C up

Hyperpyrexia

36.7 C below

Hypothermia

At Autonomic Nervous System

Heart’s Contraction Upon Blood Out Into The Ventricles

Absent

Weak

Normal

Strong

Bounding

Frequency

Rate

Beats

Rhythm

More than 100 bpm

Tachycardia

Less than 60 bpm

Bradycardia

Factors of Pulse Rate

Equality Compliance Elasticity Contour

Temporal / Carotid / Apical / Brachial / Radial / Femoral / Popliteal / Posterior Tibial / Pedal

Points

At Autonomic Nervous System

Gas Exchange of the Atmosphere and Blood

Frequency

Rate

Regular / Irregular

Rhythm

Deepness / Chest Expansion

Depth

More than 20 cpm

Tachypnea

Less than 12 cpm

Bradypnea

Normal

Eupnea

Distress

Dyspnea

Actual

Apnea

Over Unbound

Percentage of Oxygen-Bound Hemoglobin

At Medulla Oblongata

Pressure Exerted By Blood Into Arteries

Blood Pressure = Cardiac Output x Peripheral Resistance

BP = CO x PR

Amount of force

Peripheral Resistance

Amount of blood

Cardiac Output

Frequency of heartbeat

Heart Rate

Amount of heart’s blood

Stroke Volume

Factors of Peripheral Resistance

Autonomic Pharmacologic Blood Viscosity

Factors of Cardiac Output

Blood Volume Heart Structure Heart Action

SBP > 120 mmHg / DBP > 80 mmHg

Hypertension

SBP < 90 mmHg / DBP < 60 mmHg

Hypotension

Nociceptors / Inflammatory Response / Elicited by Patient / Subjective

Unpleasant Sensory Experience Associated With Acute Potential Or Chronic Damage

Tissues / Movement

Somatic Pain

Organs / Pressure

Visceral Pain

Injury / Origin

Deferred Pain

Expected Period

Acute Pain

Prolonged Time

Chronic Pain

Factors of Pain

Culture Age Support System Environment Pain Meaning Pain Experience

Maximum Amount

Tolerance

Least Number

Threshold

Illness / Injury / Idiopathic

Neuropathic Pain

The obtaining of data in a physical examination

Collecting Objective Data: Physical Examination

Major Needs in Objective Data for Physical Examination

Preparing the Client Equipment Physical Assessment

The combination of a physiologic phenomena but with psychosocial aspects that influences its perception

Pain

The consideration of pain management into disarray

Opioid Crisis

Emotional Pain / Mental Pain

Psychological Pain

Evolving Physical Pain

Psychosomatic Pain / Psychogenic Pain

Detection Pain

Nociceptive Pain

Dysfunctional Pain

Neuropathic Pain

Enhanced Developing Pain

Inflammatory Pain

Sensory Pain

Somatic Pain

Vague Pain

Visceral Pain

Root Pain

Radicular Pain

Regional Pain

Referred Pain

None Pain

Phantom Pain

Older adults

Developmental Level

Genetics

Biological Level

Culture

Cultural Behavior Variations Level

The obtaining of data in a health history

Collecting Subjective Data: Health History

Major Needs in Subjective Data for Health History

Preparing the Client Pain Assessment Tools Physical Assessment

Vital Signs Flashcards

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