Vital Signs 1
The measurement is the balance of heat lost and heat produced by the body.
What is Body Temperature
Measurable values that indicate a person's overall state of health
What are vital signs?
Body temperature high due to a gland in the brain not functioning properly
What is the average range of pulse for adults?
What is 60-100 beats per minute
A fast respiratory rate is called
What is Tachypnea
Temperature below 95º F
What is Hypothermia
the "average" body temperature.
What is 98.6º F
Normal range of breaths for adults
What is 12-20 breaths per minute
Phenomenon when a person's resting pulse rate is below the normal resting pulse rate range due to the body's adaptation to high intensity physical activity
What is Athlete's Bradycardia
A pulse rate of 50 is considered this.
What is Bradycardia
The relaxation phase of the heart.
What is Diastolic Pressure?
A RR of 8 is considered to be
What is Bradypnea
A pulse rate of 102 is considered this.
What is Tachycardia
What are the two numbers recorded when measuring when blood pressure?
What is systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Bonus: which is the lower, which is the higher
Name two ways we can take temperature
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This method measures body temperature via the armpit.
What is Axillary
The top number in a blood pressure reading which correlates with the contraction of the heart.
What is Systolic Pressure
This route of taking body temperature tend to be 0.5 to 0.7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than oral temperature.
What is rectally
Name one condition associated with High blood pressure
Atherosclerosis, heart failure, stroke, heart attack
Name two signs of Bradycardia
What is dizziness, tires, faint, lightheaded
This pulse is palpated near the thumb side of the patient's wrist.
What is radial pulse?
Name two pulmonary conditions associated with high respiratory rate
Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation, asthma flare-ups, and pulmonary embolism.
What is blood pressure
Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls during contraction and relaxation of the heart.
Females ages _____ and older, in general, tend to have faster heart rates than do males
What is 12
What units is blood pressure measured in?
What is mm Hg (millimeters per mercury)