Piece of my Heart
Normal heart rate range
60-100 BPM
difficult or painful breathing
dyspnea
Temperature measured via the ear canal
Tympanic
resting phase of the cardiac cycle
diastole
temperature control center of the body
hypothalamus
name 3 pulse sites
carotid, apical, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibialis
normal pulse ox value
95-100%
hyperpyrexia
Temperature > 106 degrees F (medical emergency)
If a patient is experiencing orthostatic hypotension, how much does the systolic blood pressure drop?
20 mm Hg
how is one respiratory cycle defined?
one inspiration and one expiration
strength of a pulse is known as
amplitude
normal respiratory rate
12-20 breaths/minute
Oral thermometers measure what kind of temperature? Surface or core?
surface
During blood pressure measurement, a patient's arm should be placed at what level?
level of the heart
this device can be used to help detect pulses that are difficult to palpate
Doppler
pulse on the medial side of the upper arm
brachial
name one factor that can affect accurate pulse ox measurement
correct placement of probe, circulation, movement, dark nail polish, dark skin color
"febrile" = what temperature
100.4/100.5 degrees F
<120/80
A complication of fever
dehydration
If you palpate your patient's pulse and you think it's irregular, you should....
Auscultate an apical pulse for a full minute
terms that describe abnormally fast breathing and abnormally slow breathing
tachypnea
bradypnea
If a patient's temperature is measured by this route, the result is about one degree less than if measured orally
axillary
This phase of the Korotkoff sounds marks the presence of systole
Phase 1
Name a risk factor for hypothermia
Older adults, Disabled persons, Newborn infants, Post-operative patients, Chronic conditions (Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Hypothyroidism), Unhoused