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Odds and ends
100
2 mm/Hg/sec
What is the gradual rate a blood pressure cuff is deflated
100
pain
What is the 5th vital sign
100
Ax
What is axillary
100
HR
What is heart rate
100
vital signs
What is temperature, pulse , respiration and oxygenation?
200
1" above antecubital space
What is where blood pressure cuff is wrapped snugly on the arm
200
Celcius and Fahrenheit
What is temperature measured in?
200
TM
What is tympanic membrane?
200
BPM
What is beats per minute
200
37 degrees Celcius
What is normal temperature
300
Pulse oximeter
What is device to measure oxygen saturation?
300
beats per minute
What is heart rate measured in?
300
O
What is oral
300
AP
What is apical pulse
300
120/70
What is normal blood pressure
400
rectal temperature
What is the most accurate area of temperature?
400
mm/Hg
What is blood pressure measured in?
400
R
What is rectal
400
PMI
What is point of maximal impulse
400
RR
What is respiratory rate?
500
Oral tempersture
What is the most comfortable, fairly easy and frequently used temperature?
500
Flacc scale , numeric scale
What is pain measured in?
500
TA
What is temporal?
500
A-R
What is apical -radial pulse?
500
60-80 bpm
What is normal pulse rate in adults