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18 Cards in this Set
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Febrile |
Presence of fever |
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Abferile |
Absence of fever |
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Internillent |
Fluctuating fever that return to baseline then rise again |
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Remittance |
Fluctuating fever that remains elevated and never returned to baseline. |
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Continuous |
A fever that remains constant above baseline and it never fluctuates. |
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Oral temp most common site |
Don't take on the following pts children under 6 Yrs,pt with facial surgery,Neck, Nose or Mouth injury,those receiving Oxygen,Nasogastric tube and convulsive seizure, mental status. Eating ,drinking or smoking. Wait 30 mins before taking temp on these pts. |
97.6-99.6f or 36.5c-37.5c |
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Tympanic (ear) temp use on children and confuse pts. |
It is not use on pts which ears disorder or ear drainage. It takes 1-3 sec. |
98.6f or 37c |
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PULSE |
Measure 60-100 beats per mins in an adult. |
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Apical pulse |
More accurate measurement of the heart rate,taken over the apex of the heart. 5 intercostal space lateral to the mid calvicular line. In the Torso area. |
It is use on infant, small children & pts with irregular heart rate |
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Rectal temp |
Rectal temp Do not take on pt with disease,rectal disease of heart disorder, rectal pl lp surgery or diarrhea.
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98.6-100.6 or 37.0c -38.1c |
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Pulse. Site from head to foot. |
Temporal, Carotid,Apical,Brachial,Radial femoral,popliteal, dorsalis pedis and posterior tibialis arteries |
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Apnea |
Temporary absence of breathing maybe a result of reduction in stimuli to center of the brain. |
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Cheyne-Stokes |
Breathing pattern that starts with a peroid of apnea lasting for 10-60 sec by following increase depth and rate of respriration which is then followed by a decrease in rate and the cycle continues. |
This cycle may be normal in children by may indicate brain dysfunction in other groups. |
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Orthopedic |
Respiratory condition of severe dypnea ( labored breathing ) |
Difficultly or inability to breath.unless in upright position |
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Hyperpnea |
Abnormal increase in the depth and rate of breathing |
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Hyperventilation |
State in which there is an in crease amount of air entering the lungs |
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Hypo ventilation # |
State in which reduce the amount of air entering the lung |
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HPI |
History of present illness |
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