In most persons, the radial and brachial pulse will be equal

Two or three ______ __________ should be taken

Difficult to palpate; slightly stronger than thready, can be obliterated with light pressure

Measures the level of blood oxygen saturation, monitors pulse rate and calculates HR

Pulse: when access to radial site is restricted

Body temperature usually ______ slightly with physical activity but ___________ as the person becomes better conditioned

Movement of blood in an artery, which can be palpated at various sites of the body or measured through auscultation over the apex of the heart with a stethoscope

Easy to palpate; requires moderate pressure to obliterate

Most common and convenient location to measure a person’s temp

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY FOR EAR THERMOMETER PROCEDURE

External conditions such as ______,________,_______ can affect the readings of pulse ox

Compact units that usually operate with a single button

No perceptible pulse even with maximum pressure

Anterior and adjacent to ear

Useful for infants, toddlers and older persons for whom it is difficult to use an oral thermometer

At the wrist on the volar forearm medial to the stylus process of the radius

Hyperpyrexic

Pyrexic

Recurrent fever

A patient whose body temperature becomes _______ than normal DURING treatment may also be demonstrating an abnormal response to treatment

Body temperature _________ during stressful or emotional periods

A person whose body temperature is elevated before treatment can continue with the exercise

Body temp may fluctuate slightly but is constantly elevated above normal

Most generally accepted single value

Pulse rate after exercise should revert to the person’s resting pulse rate within ________ mins after cessation of exercise

Normal blood oxygen saturation

Elevated body temp that fluctuates more than 3.6f(2c) within 24 hr period but remains above normal

Normal adult pulse

Hospitals, in addition to patient monitoring devices, and has an alarm system that sounds when abnormal valves are reached

Peripheral sites are inaccessible or difficult to palpate

Newborn normal pulse

If the temperature of the ear canal is not permitted to acclimate, a falsely high reading may occur

Body temperature _________ with a major or systemic infectious process

>100 bpm

For unconscious patients or for patients who are unable to maintain the thermometer in the mouth

Most common sites for pulse

Body temperature measurement may be inaccurate if measured orally within ____________ mins of ingestioj of warm or cold substances

An exception to light pressure when checking pulse is the popliteal artery

Assess LE pulse

Inferior to the mandible and anterior to the SCM

Most accurate measurement of body temp

Body temperature is usually _____ in the early morning and _______ in the afternoon

Human rectal temperature

Barely perceptible; easily obliterated with slight pressure; fades in fades out

High BP =

Aoical and radial pulse may differ in pts with cardiac disease or peripheraal arterial disease

Periods of fever are interspersed with normal temperatures

Pulse: when measuring own pulse

Response to activity

Medial to the biceps im the antecubital fossa or on the medial aspect of the mid shaft of humerus

Least desirable sites because air currents may reduce the accuracy of the measurement

Body temp alternates at regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal temperatures

Pulse rate tend to increase with a major infectious process

SELECT ALL THAT APPLIES FOR ORAL THERMOMETER PROCEDURE

Sometimes include a large memory bank that stores data or data can be downloaded onto computer

Select the best answer

Two persons should monitor the two pulses simultaneously

Even beats with a poor force to each beat

Aged 1-7 yrs old normal pulse

Body temperature tends to ________ slightly with agr and is _______ slightly in the very young

noninvasive examination

Has a probe connected to a unit containing battery that measures a person’s temp and provides digital reading

<60 bpm

Even beats with a good force to each beat

Temperature value is obtained from a liquid crystal display in a window on one side of the thermometer

Require batteries as the power source and disposable lens filters are used

In general, oximeters accurately measure oxygen saturation between 70-90% regardless of the type of oximeter used

Indicators of the body’s physiological status and response to physical activity, environmental conditions and emotional stressors

Midline of post knee crease between the tendons of hamstrings

Body temperature is slightly higher at the time of _______, and a pregnant woman’s body temp tends to be slightly ______ than usual

Along the midline or slightly medial on the dorsum of the foot

Very strong; hyperactive; is not obliterated with moderate pressure

Used for infants or young children who are unable to maintain the thermometer under the tongue or safely hold it between the lips

When a person has been lying on his or her ear, that should not be used for measurement until it has been exposed to the air for _________ so the ear canal temp can become stable

Body temperature may _____ slightly in a hot environment and ______ slightly in a cold environment

Femoral triangle slightly lateral and anterior to the inguinal crease

A person whose body temperature is lower than normal BEFORE treatment should be _______ to be certain the treatment is tolerated and to determine whether the temperature changes during or at the conclusion of the activity

Men pulse rates are usually slightly higher than female

Measures body temp on the basis of HEAT generated by the ear canal and its sureounding tissue

Body temperature values are slightly higher if measured in the _____ and slightly lower if measured in the ______ when compared with _______ values

Before applying pulse oximeter, make sure the patient is not wearing fingernail polish

Human oral core or body temperature

Temperatures in both ears are the same, so both both ears can be measured alternately

Any difference in apical and radial pylse =

The normal resting pulse can be established for each patient by repeated measurement of the pulse at the same site and under different conditions

Both strong and weak beats occur during the period of measurement

Fingertip prove and a handheld base unit that displays the results

Why take VS

Fever

Factors of vital signs

Each last at least one day

Ear thermometer: the ______ _______ should be cleaned thoroughly or discarded after each use to prevent cross contamination or false reading of the unit

Indirect measure of the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart and indicates the rate at which the heart is beating

On the medial aspect of the foot inferior to the medial malleolus

Vital signs establish baseline values for

Weak force to each beat and irregular beats

Hypoxemia