| A | B |
|---|
| measurements of the body's most basic function | vital signs |
| useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems | vital signs |
| why you reassess vital signs frequently | to catch any changes that may occur, detect and monitor |
| normal respiration rate | 12-20/minute |
| stridor | harsh sound on inspiration when air flows through a narrowed upper airway |
| snoring | tongue falls back in the throat and partially occludes it. |
| gurgling | heard when liquid material is in upper airway |
| wheezing | high-pitched sound typical of lower airway obstruction, like in asthma |
| grunting | indicates extreme effor being exerted |
| shallow breathing | chest wall is hardly moving during breaths |
| labored breathing | accessory muscles are being used, chest is working hard at getting breaths |
| normal pulse rate | 60-100/minute |
| name for wrist pulse | radial |
| name for upper arm pulse point | brachial |
| name for side of neck pulse point | carotid |
| name for groin pulse point | femoral |
| thready | weak pulse |
| bounding | very strong pulse |
| listening | auscultation |
| feeling pulse | palpation |
| the space opposite the elbow on the front of the arm | antecubital fossa |
| normal adult blood pressure | 90/60 to 140/90 |
| systolic | top number of b/p, pressure in vessels when heart is contracting |
| diastolic | lower b/p number, pressure in vessels when heart is resting |
| amount of upper arm the b/p cuff should cover | 2/3 |
| machine that indirectly measures the percent of oxygenated blood in the capillaries using infrared light | pulse oximeter |
| normal percentage of saturation of oxygen in the blood | 96-100% |
| if a vital sign is abnormal what should you do? | report it to the nurse |
| What are risk factors of hypertension? | obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, male, african-american, diabetic, elderly, family history |
| Who should not have oral temperature done? | infants, seizures, unconscious |
| fast pulse | tachycardia |
| slow pulse | bradycardia |
| slow breathing | bradypnea |
| fast breathing | tachypnea |
| lack of breathing | apnea |
| high blood pressure | hypertension |
| low blood pressure | hypotension |
| most accurate way to measure temperature | rectally |
| least accurate route for measuring temperature | axillary |
| whenever you give care or do a procedure for a patient what should you do first? | introduce self, verify their identity |
| Whose pulse and respiratory rate are faster? adult or child? | child |
| deep breathing | long full breaths |
| febrile | has an elevated temperature |
| afebrile | does not have an elevated temperature. |
| aural | having to do with the ears, like a tympanic temperature |
