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Vital Signs Flash Cards

1
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What are the four basic vital signs?

A

Temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and blood pressure

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What are the factors of the normal range for vital signs?

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Age, weight, gender

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3
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3 types of thermometers?

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Electronic/digital, disposable, and manual/mercury

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4
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Methods to take temperature?

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oral=mouth
tympanic=ear
temporal=forehead
axillary= armpit
rectal=rectum

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5
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Define afebrile

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Average body temp. is 95 degrees in Fahrenheit

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6
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What does “A” mean in Afebrile?

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Absence

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7
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Define Febrile

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Fever

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8
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Define Hyperpyrexia

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An exceptionally higher fever

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9
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Define Hypothermia

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Drop in body temp below 95 degrees in Fahrenheit

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10
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Factors that may affect your body temp?

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stress, dehydration, exercise, environment, thyroid disorders, drinking hot/cold beverages

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11
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One consideration when it comes to older adults’ body temperature regulation?

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Older adults do not control their body temp as well as younger adults

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12
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Define respiration rate

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number of breaths taken per minute

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13
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Normal respiration rate?

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12-20 breaths per minute

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14
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Define Hyperventilation

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Excessive rate and depth of breathing

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15
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Define Dyspnea

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Difficult or painful breathing

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16
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What does “dys’’ mean in Dyspnea?

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Difficulty

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17
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What does “Brady” mean Bradypnea

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Slow breaths

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18
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What does “Tachy” mean in Tachypnea

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fast breaths

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19
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Define Hyperpnea

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An abnormally rapid, deep, or labored breathing and indication of possible disease should be noted

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20
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What can affect your patient’s respiration?

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Asthma, anxiety, pneumonia, lung disease, narcotic use, or drug overdose

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21
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WhaWhat does Rhonchi sound like?

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Deep rattling/snoring sounds associated with asthma, bronchitis, and airway obstruction

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22
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What does Rales sounds like?

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Crackling sounds that indicate fluid in the lung

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23
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What does Wheezing sound like?

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High-pitch, whale-like noise/sound

24
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What does Stridor sound like?

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High-pitch, shallow, turbulent sound

25
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What does Normal sound like?

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Blowing, rustling sound

26
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Normal range of Pulse rate?

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60-100 beats per minute

27
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Normal compression rate?

A

100-120 compression rate

28
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Define Tachycardia

A

Faster than average pulse that can indicate health problems such as stress, infection, anxiety, shock, dehydration, and some heart conditions

29
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What does “Tachy” and “Cardia” mean in Tachycardia

A

Fast heart

30
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Define Bradycardia

A

lower than average pulse, may also be sign of a heart condition

31
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What does “Brady” and “Cardia” mean in Bradycardia

A

Slow heart

32
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What is the most accurate pulse point?

A

Apical

33
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Most assesable pulse point?

A

Radial

34
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Pulse point that is used in cpr?

A

Carotid

35
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Normal?

A

Radial

36
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What are the different pulse points

A

Temporal, Carotid, Radial, Brachial, Femoral, Popliteal, Pedal, Apical, and LEFT mid clavicular line

37
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Where is the Temporal pulse point located?

A

Side of forehead

38
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Where is the Carotid pulse point located?

A

On either side of the neck

39
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Where is the Radial pulse point located?

A

Wrist, on the same side as your thumb

40
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Where is the Brachial pulse point located?

A

Upper arm, between bicep and tricep muscles

41
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Where is the femoral located

A

inner thigh

41
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Popliteal located?

A

behind the knee

42
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Pedal located?

A

top of the foot

43
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Apical located?

A

the chest

44
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Left midclavicular line

A

left side of the chest

45
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What is blood pressure

A

Measurement of the force of blood against the walls of your arteries

46
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How is blood pressure written?

A

systolic over diastolic

47
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Define systolic

A

pressure in arteries when heart beats and pushes blood out to the body

48
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Define diastolic

A

pressure in arteries when the heart rests between beats

49
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What are the factors that affect blood pressure?

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Hypertension and Hypotension

50
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Define Hypertension

A

High blood pressure

51
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Define Hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

52
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What are the equipment used to measure blood pressure?

A

Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

53
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What is a stethoscope used for?

A

Amplifies body sounds

54
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What are the procedures for blood pressure?

A

Palpatory and auscultated method

55
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What are the 3 different positions of orthostatic vitals?

A

lying down, sitting up, and standing

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