Pain
Neuropathic in nature
Phantom limb pain
The normal oral temperature of an adult patient
97.0
blood pressure that is below normal limits.
Hypotension
The amount of force exerted against the walls of the artery by the blood is commonly referred to as
Blood Pressure
Occurs less than 6 weeks
Acute pain
Which of the following can increase the Heart or pulse rate? A. Depression B. Cold C. Pain D. Sleep
Pain
which of the following should you recognize as abnormal? A. Pulse 124 B. Respirations 18 C. Oral temperature, 98° F D. Blood pressure 138/90 mmHg.
Pulse 124, Blood pressure 138/90 mmHg
BP reading>140 systolic or >90 diastolic
Hypertension
The radial pulse is located on the
Thumb side of the wrist
when you have an injury in one area of your body but feel pain somewhere else.
Referred Pain
pain that travels from one body part to another.
Radiating pain
Which of the following vitals are within normal range for adult A. Pulse 100, BP 200/100 B. Pulse 110, BP 140/90 C. Pulse 72, BP 120/74 D. Pulse 40, BP 90/60
C. Pulse 72, BP 120/74
Begins when you first meet and greet the patient and continues throughout the assessment.
Surveying the whole
On routine vital signs, how do you check HR on a patient who is known to have an irregular pulse
for one full minute
It is "Constant" and can "come and go"
Intractable and Intermittent
Nonverbal indicators
Facial expression
Body movements
Muscle tension or vocalization
a difference between the apical and radial pulse rates.
Pulse Deficit
Level of consciousness, Alertness, Orientation
Mental Status Check
located at the inner side of the elbow?
Brachial
Define Pain?
Pain is a subjective, multidimensional, universal experience.
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
OLDCARTS
Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating/Alleviating factors, Related symptoms, Treatment (and response) & Severity
first rhythmic sound when obtaining BP
Korotkoff sound
an abnormal fall in BP within 3 mins of standing
Orthostatic Hypotension
For BP, the top number represents the pressure in the artery at the peak of cardiac contraction.
Systolic pressure
self-report of pain
Gold Standard
Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is.