Vital Signs 1
This pulse is palpated near the thumb side of the patient's wrist.
What is radial pulse?
96.4º - 99.5º F
What is a normal body temperature?
Normal range for adults for RR
What is 12-18 breaths/min
Process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide
Respiration
What is the tool called that measures blood pressure?
what is syphgmomanometer
This method measures body temperature via the mouth
What is oral?
This pulse is palpated on the dorsal side of the patient's foot.
What is the dorsalis pedis pulse?
This pulse is palpated on the medial side of upper arm.
What is brachial?
This method measures body temperature on the side of the forehead.
What is temporal?
Tracheal, bronchial and bronchovesicular are known as this
What is normal breath sounds
Measurement of oxygen bound to hemoglobin molecules
What is the Sp02?
This method measures body temperature via the ear canal
What is tympanic?
This pulse is palpated on the posterior side of the patient's knee.
What is popliteal?
The top number in a blood pressure reading which correlates with the contraction of the heart.
What is systolic pressure?
95-100%
What is a normal Sp02?
60-100 bpm
What is normal resting heart rate for adults
This term means labored or difficult breathing
What is Dyspnea?
A pulse rate of 102 is considered this.
What is tachycardia?
Temperature of 100.4 or greater is considered this
What is fever?
This abnormal breath sounds suggests obstruction of trachea/larynx and is considered a medical emergency
What is stridor
Eating, drinking, smoking
What are factors that affect oral temperature?
Give 3 examples of adverse responses to activity
Can be: mental confusion, fatigue, exhaustion, lethargy, slow reactions, decreased response to stimuli, nausea, syncope, vertigo, diaphoresis, pallor, erythema, decrease in BP, LOC
Give 3 examples of factors affecting blood pressure
Can be: Age, physical activity, emotional status, medications, size/condition of arteries, arm position, muscle contraction, blood volume, dehydration, cardiac output, or site of measurement
Pulse force of 3+
What is Normal strong pulse?
The sounds heard during blood pressure assessment
What are korotkoff sounds?
Korotkoff sound phase I is the initial indication of this.
What is systolic pressure?
This value needs to be at least 60 mmHg to perfuse the body's major organs
What is Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)?
Medical term for not breathing
What is apnea?