Temp & Pulse
What is the normal pulse range for an adult?
60-100 Beats per minute
What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
12-20
A normal blood pressure is below ___/___
120/80
How is a tympanic temperature taken?
In the ear
What is the part of a thermometer that touches the patient called?
What is the average normal temperature, in Celsius?
37.0
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What is the normal pulse ox range?
>95
____ is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is contracting.
Systole
What is the name of the part of the stethoscope that touches the patient when auscultating?
Diaphragm
A heart rate over 100 beats per minute is considered ___
tachycardia
What are three routes for taking a temperature?
Oral, axillary, tympanic, temporal, rectal.
Hypoxia is a pulse ox below ___%
85%
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The bottom number of the blood pressure is known as _
Diastolic
In the medical record, height should be documented in ___ and weight should be documented in ___.
centimeters, kilograms
Periods of no breathing are called
apnea
What is the MOST common way to measure pulse during routine vital signs?
radial pulse
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When is the best time to count respirations?
Immediately after pulse, without telling the patient you are counting their respiratory rate.
When measuring a patient's blood pressure, the artery marker on the blood pressure cuff should align with what artery on the patient's arm?
Brachial artery
Weight should be measured at the ___ every day
same time
What is dyspnea?
difficulty breathing / shortness of breath
What change is expected with a patient heart rate when they are running a fever?
HR increases
Why should you not take blood pressure and pulse oximetry on the same arm?
Blood pressure cuff inflation temporarily occludes circulation, and the pulse ox sensor will not pick up an accurate reading.
What is the manual medical device for measuring blood pressure called?
sphygmomanometer
Hypothermia is a temperature below what temperature?
95 degrees F
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