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pulse below 60 is considered what
abnormal
normal adult oral temp
97-99
ability to identify with and understand another persons feelings
empathy
What vital can not be felt by the pt?
Blood Pressure
rapid breathing
tachypnea or hyperventilating
Normal range for Diastolic pressure?
Less then 80
normal adult respiration rate range
12-20
Your pt just came from the gym what should you do when taking vitals?
wait 15 min before taking BP is pt just exercised
Give the abbreviations for the four vitals you are learning about.
P
T
BP
RR
What are some dangers that high blood pressure can cause?
Heart Disease
Stroke
Death
Arm BP cuff is called
brachial artery cuff
pulse is measured as the number of times the heart beats in?
1 min
The systolic pressure of stage 2 hypertension is?
140 or higher
How the body works or functions is called.
Physiology
The relaxing of the artery in blood pressure is called
Diastolic
What does TP stand for?
Temperature
What is systolic pressure?
The pressure against the arteries when the heart beats.
Checking the heart rate of a person with the use of a stethoscope is called?
Apical Pulse
The structure of the body systems is called.
Anatomy
This is a series of physiological measurements of the human body.
Vitals
What does BP stand for?
Blood Pressure
first tapping sound heard when taking a BP is the
systolic pressure
most accurate measurement of body temp
rectal
This device is used to measure the amount of O2 in the blood.
O2 Meter
name the 8 major arteries
temporal, carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, post tibial, and dorsalis pedis