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Afebrile
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Having a body temperature within one's normalrange. |
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Apnea
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The absence ofrespiration. |
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Auscultated BloodPressure
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Blood pressure asmeasured by listening with a stethoscope. |
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Bradycardia
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A slow heart rate;usually less than 60 beats per minute. |
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Calibrate
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To determine the caliberof; to standardize a measuring instrument. |
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Febrile
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Having a body temperatureabove one’s normal range. |
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Hyperpnea
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Abnormally deep, rapidbreathing. |
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Hyperprexia
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An exceptionally highfever. |
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure. |
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Hypotension
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Low blood pressure. |
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Orthostatichypotension
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A situation in whichblood pressure becomes low and the pulse increases when a patient is moved froma lying to standing position; also known as postural hypotension. |
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Palpatory method
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Systolic blood pressuremeasured by using the sense of touch. This measurement provides a necessarypreliminary approximation of the systolic blood pressure to ensure an adequate levelof inflation when the actual auscultatory measurement is made. |
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Positive Tilt Test
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When the pulse rateincreases more than 10 beats per minute (bpm) and the blood pressure drops morethan 20 points while taking vital signs in the lying, sitting, and standingpositions. |
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Postural Hypotension
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A situation in whichblood pressure becomes low and the pulse increases when a patient is moved froma lying to a standing position; also known as orthostatic hypotension. |
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Rales
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Noisy respirations usually due to blockage of the bronchial tubes.
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Sphygmomanometer
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An instrument formeasuring blood pressure; consists of an inflatable cuff, a pressure bulb usedto inflate the cuff, and a device to read the pressure. |
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Stethoscope
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An instrument thatamplifies body sounds. |
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Tachycardia
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Rapid heart rate, generally in excess of 100 beats per minute.
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Tachypnea
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Abnormally rapidbreathing |
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Thermometer
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An instrument, eitherelectronic or disposable, that is used to measure body temperature. |
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If apatient’s blood pressure is 138/82, it is considered? |
Prehypertension |
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Whattaking a patient’s oral temperature, you should wear gloves if ? |
Thereare contact precautions for the patient |
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Usingthe formula to convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, determine whichof the following is equal to 99.8 F (round to the nearest tenth) |
37.7C |
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Howwould you abbreviate a rectal temperature of 99.7 degrees Fahrenheit? |
T99.7 R |
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Theaverage ratio of the pulse rate to the respiration rate is? |
4:1 |
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Abnormallyrapid, deep, or labored breathing is known as? |
Hyperpnea |
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Whichof the following are crackling noises heard when the patient breathes? |
Rales
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Low blood pressure is known as?
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Hypotension |
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When measuring apatient’s weight in pounds, it is important to round to the nearest?
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¼pound |
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Takinga patient’s blood pressure in different positions is used to assess for? |
Posturalhypotension |