TEMP & PULSE
This is the typical adult temperature given in the review.
What is 98.6*F OR 37*C
This is the adult normal respiratory-rate range in breaths per minute from the review.
What is 12 to 20 breaths per minute?
These letters abbreviate vital signs.
What is VS?
These medicines reduce the production of angiotensin and are used for high blood pressure; headache and dizziness are listed side effects.
What are ACE inhibitors?
These metric units are commonly used for drug dosages, liquid medicines, and patient body weight, respectively.
What are milligrams (mg), milliliters (mL), and kilograms (kg)?
This temperature site is inside the ear canal, while this one is on the side of the forehead near the temple.
What are the tympanic and temporal sites?
This term describes an increased respiratory rate; this term describes a decrease in respiratory rate and depth.
What are hyperventilation and hypoventilation?
These letters stand for temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, and blood pressure in the review’s abbreviation list.
What are T, P, R, and BP?
These bind to beta-2 receptors in the bronchioles, causing dilation, and are indicated for asthma and emphysema.
What are beta-2 agonists?
In the metric system, this is the number of milligrams in one gram.
What is 1000 milligrams?
These are the five temperature sites described in the review.
What are oral, axillary, tympanic, temporal, and rectal?
This blood pressure is measured during heart contraction; this one is the resting pressure as the heart relaxes.
What are systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure?
This is the full order for checking vital signs in the review.
What are respiration rate, pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, pain assessment, and oxygen saturation?
These bind to histamine receptors and may be used for itching, nasal congestion, and seasonal allergies; dry mouth and drowsiness are common side effects.
What are antihistamines?
These are the review’s conversion factors for kilograms to pounds, fluid ounces to milliliters, and teaspoons to milliliters.
What are 1kg = 2.2lb, 1fl oz = 30ml, and 1 tsp = 5mL
This pulse is measured inside the wrist near the thumb; this one is found in the bend of the elbow; and this one is listened to at the apex of the heart.
What are the radial, brachial, and apical pulses?
These are the listed blood pressure assessment sites: the common upper-arm site, lower-arm site, thigh site, and two lower-leg sites.
What are brachial, radial, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial?
This abbreviation means oxygen saturation, and this abbreviation means respiratory rate.
What are SpO2 and RR?
These reduce stomach acid by decreasing its production at H2 receptors; these turn off proton pumps in the stomach. Both classes are indicated for conditions such as reflux and ulcers.
What are H2 antagonists and proton pump inhibitors?
This route means a patient swallows a medicine; this route category includes all forms other than oral, and these are the two injection types named in the review.
What are oral administration, parenteral administration, and subcutaneous (SC) and intramuscular (IM) injections?
A pulse is faster than normal, slower than normal, and has a pattern or strength that can be recorded as characteristics.
What are tachycardia, bradycardia, and pulse rhythm and volume?
This device measures oxygen saturation, while this device measures blood pressure; the blood pressure device may be mercury, aneroid, or electronic.
What are a pulse oximeter and a sphygmomanometer?
These are two reasons to report vital sign information to a supervisor; a temperature described as having a fever is called this.
What are a value outside the expected range and a significant change from a previous result; and what is febrile?
Identify the drug class for each clue: severe pain; mild to moderate pain, inflammation, and fever; HIV infection; and inhibiting HMG CoA reductase.
What are narcotic analgesics, NSAIDs, reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and statins?
A prescription order must include these four details; a dosage problem can use the known unit on hand, known dosage form, and dose ordered to find this.
What are the drug name, amount prescribed, frequency, and route; and what is the unknown amount to be given?