Intro
_______ are defined as various determinations that provide information about the basic body conditions of a patient.
Vital Signs
temperature is recorded in degrees __________
Fahrenheit
A blood pressure of 138/87 mm Hg would fall under which category of blood pressure
Hypertension Stage 1
The pulse that can be taken at the forehead is called
temporal pulse
the official name of a blood pressure cuff is called
sphygmomanometer
________ is a measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body
Temperature
This temperature is taken at the armpit.
Axillary temperature
The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure is...
considered pulse pressure
if someone has a pulse of 43 bpm they can be described as _____________
bradycardic
How do you clear a mercury thermometer?
You shake it
Pressure of the blood felt against the walls of an artery as the heart contracts and relaxes or beats is called_______
Pulse
Some reasons for variations of temperature are:_______,____________, and ________________
individual difference, time of day, body sites
two factors that could increase blood pressure include
excitement, anxiety, nervous tension, exercise, eating, pain obesity, smoking etc
An irregular or abnormal rhythm usually caused by a deficit of the electrical conduction pattern of the heart is called......
Why would someone take a patients apical pulse?
The force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts or relaxes is called __________________
Blood pressure
The term aural refers to _______
ear or auditory
The three types of blood pressure cuffs are...
mercury, aneroid, electronic
The pulse that can be found in the upper leg close to the groin region is called the _____________ pulse?
Femoral
temperature pulse respirations
this vital sign is utilized when the radial pulse is too rapid or too weak or when a doctor orders the request
Apical pulse
name three things that could decrease a persons temperature
starvation, mouth breathing, cold temperatures, sleep etc
describe how a blood clot occurs in someone with high blood pressure
high bp causes fissures in the arteries, plaque can build up and cause a clogging/ clotting which will cut off blood supply either to the brain or the heart or both
What does tachycardia mean
Having an elevated pulse rate
What is the normal range of pulse for an individual in 30s
60-100 bpm