Temperature
Normal Range
97-100
Taken with a stethoscope near apex of heart
What is Apical Pulse?
sphygmomanometer
What is a BP cuff, used with a stethoscope to measure BP?
Convert 25 lbs to kg - round to the nearest tenths
What is 11.4?
25/2.2 =
Five Main Vital Signs
What is Temp, BP, Pulse, Resp, Pain?
5 places to measure temp and proper terms
oral, rectal, axillary, aural, temporal
Slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats a minute
What is Bradycardia?
Pressure remaining in the arteries during ventricular relaxation
What is diastolic BP?
Convert - 65 inches = ft and inches?
What is 5 ft 5 inches?
12 inches = 1ft
60 inches = 5 ft,
The remainder is 5 inches
Technique used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of parts of the body with the hands
What is Palpation?
Most accurate temperature
What is rectal?
Pulse Rate Range for Adults
What is 60-100 BPM?
Artery used to obtain BP reading
What is the brachial artery?
Convert - 6 ft 3 inches = inches
What is 75 inches?
12 inches = 1 ft, 72 inches = 6ft
3 inches remaining
72 + 3 = 75
Regularity of the pulse, or spacing of beats
What is rhythm?
Two least accurate temperatures
What are the axillary and groin?
Temporary Cessation of Respirations
What is Apnea?
Direction of earpieces on the stethoscope
What is forward?
Apical Pulse is 130 and Radial Pulse is 92. Calculate the pulse deficit.
What is 38? (130-92)
Ideal health state of the human body
What is homeostasis?
A low body temperature, below 95 degrees measured rectally
What is hypothermia?
Dusky, bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds; a result of decreased oxygen and increased CO2 in the bloodstream
What is Cyanosis?
Steps after the BP is taken
1) remove cuff, disinfect equipment, check patient for safety and comfort, wash hands, document, and report abnormalities
2 mm Hg
What is 2 millimeters of mercury?
Or, what is the mark on the gauge of the sphygmomanometer?
Four places that you can find a arterial pulse
What is temporal, carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, pedal, posterior tibial?