Respiratory
Rate of breathing is regular but abnormally slow (less than 12 breaths/min).
What is bradypnea
The aprical pulse measures this value
What is the mitral value
The peak of maximum pressure when ejection occurs
Systolic Pressure
Reflect a patient's functional abilities and serve as the basis for comparison with subsequent assessment findings.
What is baseline assessment
Rate of breathing is regular but abnormally rapid (greater than 20 breaths/min).
What is tachypnea
Heart rate less than 50
What is bradycardia
120/80 BP reading
What is normal Blood Pressure for adult
Requires a careful, systematic approach that compares a body part with its counterpart on the opposite side of the body.
What is inspection
Respirations are abnormally deep, regular, and increased in rate.
What is Kussmaul's respiration
Normal adult heartrate
What is 60-100
Associated with thickening and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls
What is hypertensive
Assess the character of sounds created in various body organs.
What is auscultation
Respiratory rate and depth are irregular, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation. Respiratory cycle begins with slow, shallow breaths that gradually increase to abnormal rate and depth. The pattern reverses; breathing slows and becomes shallow, concluding as apnea before respiration resumes.
What is Cheyne-Stokes respiration
This is found along top of foot, between extension tendons of great and first toe
Dorsalis pedis
Age, smoking, weight, and genetics are all associated as
What are factors in hypertension
Order of a physical examination
Head to Toe
Respirations cease for several seconds. Persistent cessation results in respiratory arrest.
What is apnea
Found at the fourth to fifth intercostal space at left midclavicular line
Aprical Pulse
When the ventricles relax, the blood remaining in the arteries exerts a minimum pressure is know as
What is diastolic pressure
Consider the patient's health beliefs, use of alternative therapies, nutrition habits, relationships with family, and comfort with physical closeness during the examination and history.
What is cultural sensitivity?