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39 Cards in this Set
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Afebrile
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Having no fever
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Apnea
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Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
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Biot's respirations
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A respiratory pattern characterized by periods or. “clusters” of rapid respirations of near equal depth
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Bradycardia
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slower than normal heart rate
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Bradypnea
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slower than normal respirations
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Cheyne-Stokes respirations
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breathing with rhythmic waxing and waning of depth of breaths and regularly recurring apneic periods.
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Diastolic pressure
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arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats
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Dyspnea
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Difficult or labored breathing
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Eupnea
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Normal, unlabored breathing
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Febrile
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Having a fever
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Hypertension
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blood pressure above normal range
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Hypotension
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Blood pressure below normal range
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Hypothermia
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Body temperature below normal range
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Pulse deficit
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The absence of palpable pulse
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Pulse pressure
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Pressure that is felt when feeling the pulse
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Sphygmomanometer
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tool used to measure blood pressure (Blood pressure cuff)
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Stridor
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noisy breathing or An abnormal, high-pitched, musical breathing sound caused by a blockage
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Systolic pressure
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Pressure exerted on the arterial walls by the blood when the heart is contracting
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Tachycardia
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faster than normal heart rate
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Tachypnea
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faster than normal respirations
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What are the six vital signs?
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Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, Pain
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Blood Pressure
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Pressure of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries
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Normal Blood Pressure range
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systolic 90-120
diastolic 60-80 |
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Normal Pulse range
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60-100
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Normal Temperature range
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97-99.6 degrees
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Normal Respiratory range
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12-20
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Normal Pulse Oximetry range
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96-100%
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How do you measure pain?
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scale 0-10 or face chart for children
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Pulse points or sites (8)
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Temporal, carotid, radial, brachial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibialis, and
dorsalis pedis(pedal) |
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What are the six vital signs?
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Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, Pain
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Blood Pressure
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Pressure of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries
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Normal Blood Pressure range
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systolic 90-120
diastolic 60-80 |
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Pulse
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The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the hear
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Normal Pulse range
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60-100
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Normal Temperature range
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97-99.6 degrees
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Normal Respiratory range
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12-20
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Normal Pulse Oximetry range
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96-100%
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How do you measure pain?
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scale 0-10 or face chart for children
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Pulse points or sites (8)
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Temporal, carotid, radial, brachial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibialis, and
dorsalis pedis(pedal) |
