What is the normal range for an ADULT pulse in bpm?
100
Temporal, radial, popliteal, femoral, and dorsalis pedis.
What are loactions the pulse can be taken?
Bonus 75 points: Identify all of these locations.
100
Rate, Depth, Rythm, Character
What are charecteristics of respiration?
100
Persistent elevation in BP
What is hypertension?
Bonus 50 points: What are the measurements for hypertensions?
100
Indicators of a person's health status
What is Vital signs.
200
What is the normal range for body temperature?
35.8 C to 37.3 C
200
First appearance of sound, muffling of sound and final disspearance of sound.
What is Kortokoff's sounds?
200
Costal, Thoracic, Diaphragmatic
What are types of type of breathing?
200
Tachypnea, Bradypnea, apnea
What are alterations in the RATE of respirations?
200
Name three reasons to take Vital signs
-on admission to a health care facility;
-in a hospital on a routine schedule;
-before and after a surgical procedure;
-before and after an invasive procedure;
-before and after the administration of certain medications;
-when the patient’s general physical condition changes;
-before and after interventions influencing a vital sign;
-when the patient reports non-specific symptoms of physical distress.
300
12-20
What is the normal range for respirations?
Bonus 50 points: What is the normal range for a newborn?
300
Typically done while maintaining the posiitve of counting the radial pulse
What is counting respirations?
Bonus 50 points: Explain why you would do this.
300
Rate, Rhythm, Force, Elasticity
What are charecteristics of pulse?
300
Occurs with anxiety and increased exercise.
What is tachycardia?
300
Age, Medication, Environment, Exercise, Gender, Stress, Emotions and Health Status
What is Factors affecting vital signs
400
100-140
What is the normal range for a systolic blood pressure in mmHg?
Bonus 50 pts: What is the normal range for BP?
400
Only used when other routes are not practical due to comatose, confusion, shock or those who cannot close their mouths.
What is rectal temperature?
400
What are the five factors that effect BP?
1. Cardiac output 2. PVR 3. Volume of circulating blood
4. Viscosisty 5. Elasticity of vessel walls.
400
Hot, dry skin, no longer sweating
What are signs and symptoms of heat stroke?
400
Method used to assess arterial oxygen saturation.
What is pulse oximetry?
500
120-160
What is the normal range for an INFANT pulse in bpm.
500
2+ is Normal
What is force of a pulse rate?
500
Opposition of blood flow through the arteries.
What is peripheral vascular resistance (PVR)?
500
A drop in systolic BP of 20 mmHg or more when a quick change to standing occurs.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
500
Patient is supine, then it is repeated while the patient is sitting.