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| What are the 5 vital signs? |
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| BP, PULSE, TEMP,RESP, PAIN |
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| BY-PRODUCT OF NORMAL METABOLISM |
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| BMR IS AFFECTED BY WHAT HORMONE? |
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| BASAL METABOLIC RATE (RESTING STATE TEMP) |
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INCREASED TYROID HORMONE RESULTS IN...
CLUE: REFERENCE TO BMR |
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| INCREASED METABOLIC RATE& INCREASED TEMP |
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| DECREASED THYROID HORMONE RESULTS IN... |
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| DECREASE METABOLIC RATE & INCREASED TEMP |
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| WHY DO MEN HAVE A HIGHER BMR? |
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| HORMONES OTHER THAN THYROID THAT CONTRIBUTE TO CHANGE IN METABOLIC RATE ARE.. |
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| EPINEPHRINE, NOR-EPINEPHRINE, TESTOSTERONE |
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| THERMOSTAT TO CONTROL BODY TEMP IS.. |
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| DECREASE METABOLIC RATE... |
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| PERIPHERAL VASOCONTRICTION AND SHIVERING |
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| INCREASED METABOLIC RATE... |
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| PERIPHERAL VASODIALATION AND DIAPORESIS |
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| BODY TEMP REGULATION HAPPENS IN THE ENVIRONMENT BY WHAT 4 METHODS |
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| CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, EVAPORATION, AND RADIATION |
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| EVAPORATION RESULTS IN HOW MUCH NATURAL LOSS OF WATER EACH DAY? |
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| TEMP ABOVE NORMAL RANGE IS CALLED |
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| TEMP ABOVE 100.2 F IS CONSIDERED |
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| PYREXIA, FEVER, FEBRILE STATE |
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| WHICH TEMP MEASUREMENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSES TO BODY'S CORE TEMP AND WHY? |
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| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE B/C SAME BLOOD VESSEL AND IT IS CLOSEST TO THE HYPOTHALAMUS |
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| WHAT SHOULD YOU ALWAYS ASK PT. B4 TAKING AN ORAL TEMP? |
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| HAVE THEY HAD ANYTHING TO EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE IN THE LAST 15-30 MINS |
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| HOW LONG SHOULD YOU WAIT TO GET THE READING OFF OF A GLASS THERMOMETER? |
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| INSERT THERMOMETER HOW FAR INTO RECTUM FOR TEMP |
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| BEFORE USING GLASS THERMOMETER ALWAYS... |
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| WHICH THERMOMETER GIVES LEAST ACCURATE READING? |
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INCREASES OR DECREASES TEMP??
1.AWAKE 2.SLEEP 3. B4 MENSTRUAL CYCLE 4. PREGNANCY |
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1.INCREASE 2. DECREASE 3. DECREASES
4. INCREASES |
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| PRODROMAL, ONSET OR INVASION, STATIONARY,RESOLUTION OR DEFERVESCENCE |
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| HIGH TEMPS CAUSE WHAT IN ADULTS? |
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| HIGH TEMPS CAUSE WHAT IN CHILDREN? KIDS CAN HANDLE HIGHER TEMPS BUT OVER 102F |
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| PRODUCED BY CARDIAC CONTRACTIONS CAUSING PRESSURE WAVES ON ARTERIAL WALLS |
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| CARDIAC CONTRACTIONS A NORMALLY INITIATED BY... |
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| Each contraction propelling 60 to 70 mL of blood into the aorta is called |
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| WHAT DOES STOKE VOLUME AFFECT |
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| Stroke volume x heart rate = |
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Cardiac output
(approximately 5 L/min for the average adult) CHILDREN HIGHER THAN ADULTS, WOMEN MORE THAN MEN |
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| PULSE IS NORMALLY FOUND BY WHAT METHOD? |
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| palpation or by auscultation |
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| PULSE Strength determined by?? |
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| force of cardiac contractions and the circulating volume |
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| PULSE RATE IS AFFECTED BY |
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| fever, pain, hypoxia, anxiety, exercise, and cardiac disease |
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| PULSE RATE AVERAGE BPM FOR ADULT IS |
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| Pulse greater than 100 bpm |
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| Slow pulse, less than 60 bpm |
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| Difference between apical and radial pulse |
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| A period of normal rhythm broken by periods of irregularity or skipped beats WITHIN PULSE IS?? |
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| NAME DIFFERENT TYPE OF WAYS TO DESCRIBE THE STRENGTH OF A PULSE |
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Weak and regular(even beats with poor force), or 1+
Strong and regular (even beats with moderate force), or 2+
Full and bounding (even beats with strong force), or 3+
Feeble (barely palpable)
Irregular (both strong and weak beats occur within 1 minute)
Thready (indicates that it is weak and may be irregular)
Absent (no pulse palpable or heard on auscultation) |
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| NAME ALL PULSE SITES AND LOCATION |
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RADIAL: artery in the wrist at base of the thumb
TEMPORAL: artery just in front of the ear
CAROTID: artery on the front side of the neck
FEMORAL: artery in the groin
APICAL: pulse over the apex of the heart
POPLITEAL: pulse behind the knee
PEDAL: pulse of the posterior tibial artery on the inside of the ankle behind the malleolus |
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| WHAT AREA IN THE BRAIN CONTROLS RESPIRATION? |
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respiratory center in the pons and medulla in the brainstem
Triggered by increased levels of CO2 or serum hydrogen ion concentration or by decreased levels of O2 |
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| NAME 6 Organs of respiration |
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| Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs |
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| A normal, relaxed breathing pattern IS CALLED?? |
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| Difficult and labored breathing IS CALLED?? |
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| Increased or rapid breathing IS CALLED?? |
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| Slow and shallow breathing IS CALLED?? |
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| Breathing in which there is an increase in the rate and the depth of breaths IS CALLED?? |
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| Dyspnea followed by a short period of apnea IS CALLED?? |
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| Cheyne-Stokes respirations |
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| Increased rate and depth with panting and long, grunting exhalation IS CALLED?? |
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| Shallow for two or three breaths with a period of variable apnea IS CALLED?? |
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| NAME 5 TYPES OF NOISY RESPIRATIONS |
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Crackles:
Abnormal, nonmusical sound heard on auscultation of the lungs during inspiration
Rhonchi:
Continuous dry, rattling sounds heard on auscultation of the lungs caused by partial obstruction
Stertor:
Snoring sound produced when patient unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or bronchi
Stridor:
Crowing sound on inspiration caused by obstruction of the upper air passages, as occurs in croup or laryngitis
Wheeze:
Whistling sound of air forced past a partial obstruction |
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Machine that measures oxygen in the blood
IS CALLED? AND SITE USED? |
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PULSE OXIMETER
FINGER,TOE,EARLOBE,NOSE,FOREHEAD |
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| The pressure exerted on arterial walls by pumping action of the heart |
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TRUE OR FALSE??
BP DOES NOT CHANGE WITH AGE |
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| FALSE...Changes with aging are normal |
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Exerted on the arterial wall during cardiac contraction
Average is 120mm Hg in healthy young adult. |
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Exerted on the arterial wall between contractions
Average is 70 mm Hg in healthy young adult |
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| THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE |
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*Over the brachial artery
*Lower arm and radial artery
*Over the popliteal artery behind the knee in case:
Client’s arms are missing
Both of a client’s breasts have been removed
Client has had vascular surgery |
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| NAME PHASES OF KOROTKOFF SOUNDS AND HOW THEY MAY SOUND? |
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Phase I: tapping
Auscultatory gap: no sound
Phase II: swishing
Phase III: knocking
Phase IV: muffling
Phase V: silence |
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WHICH PHASE DETERMINES THE SYSTOLE?
ADULT & CHILD |
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WHICH PHASE DETERMINES THE DIASTOLE?
ADULT & CHILD |
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| P5 FOR ADULTS AND P5 FOR CHILDREN |
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WHAT WOULD THIS BE CALLED??
Systolic pressure above 140 and a diastolic pressure above 90 are outside the normal range |
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| Prolonged hypertension can cause ?? |
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| permanent damage to the brain, the kidneys, the heart, and the retinas |
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| Hypertension or high blood pressure is associated with: |
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Anxiety
Obesity
Vascular diseases
Stroke, heart failure
Kidney diseases |
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Low blood pressure; less than 90/60
WOULD BE CALLED? |
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| Drop in blood pressure occurring with change from supine to standing or from sitting to standing position |
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| WHO RECOGNIZED PAIN AS THE 5TH VITAL SIGN? |
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| ASSESSMENT OF PAIN SHOULD INCLUDE |
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Location
Intensity
Character
Frequency
Duration |
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| PAIN IS MEASURES ON SCALE |
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