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Rectal Temp
(closest to core body temp) |
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| Pulmonary Artery Catheter |
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| Weak, thread (barely palpable) |
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Quality of Pulse/HR
+3/3+ (anxiety) |
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Quality of Pulse/HR
Rhythm |
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Quality of Pulse/HR
Effectiveness |
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| Determined by patient's status |
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| Temporal, Carotid, Brachial, Radial, Femoral, Popliteal, Dorsalis pedis, Posterior tibial, Apical |
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| Respirations - Avg. Adult |
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| 10-20 respirations per minute |
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| Period of breathlessness > 3 seconds |
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| Difficult or labored breathing |
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| An increasing (widening) pulse pressure can indicate |
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| Usually reflects ability of the tissues to perfuse oxygen |
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| The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle over a minute. |
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| Areas of body to take temperature |
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| Orally, Rectal, Axillary, Pulmonary Artery, Tympanic, Forehead, Temporal |
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Decrease or Increase overall health
Beginning of or recovery of infection
Over or Under stimulation
Parameter to give/hold medications
Parameter to elicit immediate medical attention
An overall change in health |
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Heat Production
Heat Loss |
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| Factors affecting body temperature |
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Circadian Rhythms
Age & Sex
Environmental Temp.
Physical Make Up
Metabolic Diseases
Medications |
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| Areas of the body to take temperature |
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| Orally, Axillary, Pulmonary Artery, Rectal, Tympanic, Forehead, Temporal |
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| A throbbing sensation that can be palpated over specific areas of the body. |
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| Point of Maximal Impulse (PMI) |
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| apical area (5th-6th ICS, MCL) |
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| Characteristics of Pulse/Heart Rage |
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| Rate, Quality, Rhythm, Effectiveness |
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| determined by patient's status |
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