Health Assessment Rle Vital Signs

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Includes body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate and also oxygen saturation

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Vital signs

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Is also done routinely when patient is hospitalized

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Vital signs taking

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Usually obtained during the patient's initial visit

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Baseline assessment of vital signs

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To ascertain a baseline, medical practitioner may be required to take vital signs...

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More than once

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Two important habits that must be developed by the nurse before taking a patients vital signs

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Aseptic technique in form of hand washing

Correction of factors that may influence results of vital signs

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Variations in results can indicate:

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A new disease process

Patients response to treatment

Patient's compliance with a treatment plan

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Body temperature is maintained and regulated by two processes functioning in conjunction with one another. What are these

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Heat production

Heat loss

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The body loses heat by a combination of five processes

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Convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation, elimination

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The process by which heat is lost through the skin by being transferred from the skin by air currents flowing across it

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Convection

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The transfer of heat from within the body to the surface of the skin and then to the surrounding cooler objects touching the skin, such as clothing

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Conduction

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It is where the body lost from the surface of the skin to a cooler environment, much like a cool room becoming warm when occupied by many people

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Radiation

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A heat loss mechanism that uses heat absorption through vaporisation of perspiration

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Evaporation

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Heat that is lost through the normal functioning of the intestinal, urinary, and respiratory tracts

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Elimination

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In increase in temperature may result from

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Bacterial infection

Increased physical activity

Food intake

Exposure to heat

Pregnancy

Drugs that increase metabolism

Stress and severe emotional reactions

Age

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Decrease in temperature may result from:

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Viral infections

Decreased muscular activity

Fasting

A depressed emotional state

Exposure to cold

Drugs that decreases metabolic activities

Age

Time of day

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Absence of fever

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Afebrile

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Fever is present

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Febrile

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Body temperature increased beyond normal range

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Fever

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Is another term for fever

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Pyrexia

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A fluctuating fever that returns to or below the baseline, then increases again

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Intermittent

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A fluctuating fever that does not return to the baseline temperature; it fluctuates but remains increased

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Remittent

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A fever that remains above the baseline; it does not fluctuate but remains fairly constant

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Continuous

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Types of thermometers

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Disposable

Electronic and digital

Tympanic

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Thermometers that are individually wrapped strips with heat sensitive dots that change color to indicate temperature

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Disposable thermometer

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Thermometers that are widely used, handheld, battery-operated or plug in units that have easy to read electronic display screens

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Electronic and digital thermometer

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Thermometers that are more popular because they are fast, provide no discomfort to the patient, can be used on patients over 2 years of age as well as adults, and usually are accurate

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Tympanic thermometer

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Is the beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery

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Pulse

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Pulse sites

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Radial, carotid, brachial, temporal, femoral, popliteal, dorsalis, apical

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Pulse that is used for cardiac patients and patients with arrhythmia

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Apical pulse

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Pulse abnormalities

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Bradycardia

Tachycardia

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Is the number of respirations per minute

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Respiratory rate

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Normal range of respiration

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12-20 breaths per minute

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Normal breathing

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Eupnea

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Respiration with more than 24 cycles per minute

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Tachypnea

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Respiration that has 8-12 breath per minute

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Bradypnea

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Results from shallow breaths that may be seen with sedation

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Hypoventilation

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Is rapid deep breaths that may be seen with metabolic acidosis hypoxia, anxiety, or exercise

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Hyperventilation

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Difficulty in breathing

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Dyspnea

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Is the temporary or complete absence of breathing for more than 10 seconds

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Apnea

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Measures cardiovascular function by measuring the force of blood exerted on peripheral arteries during the cardial cycle or heart beat

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Blood pressure

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Measurement of the pressure when the heart is contracted

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Systolic blood pressure

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The pressure in the large arteries during the relaxation of the left ventricle

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Diastolic blood pressure

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Persistent elevation of either diastolic or systolic blood pressure

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure with no identifiable cause

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Essential (primary) hypertension

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High blood pressure with a known cause

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Secondary hypertension

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Equipment for measuring blood pressure

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Mercury/aneroid manometer, digital BP apparatus