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PRNU 2 113 GENERAL STA AND CORRETUS, CVTIT ANSWERS!!AL SIGNS & PAIN QUESTIONS
What are the 5 vital signs?Heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature, oxygen saturation What is the unofficial 6th vital sign?Pain Normal Temperature36°C to 38°C (96.8°F to 100.4°F) Normothermicnormal body temperature HypothermicBelow normal body temperature hyperthermic (febril)above normal body temperature
What causes hypothermia?Prolonged exposure to cold, hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism
What causes hyperthermia?Infection, malignancies, trauma, pulmonary congestion, immune disorders
What are the 5 ways to take a temperature?oral, rectal, axillary, tympanic, temporal
What is pulse pressure?Pulsation felt at artery, measured in beats per minute
Normal Heart Rate60 to 100 bpm
Bradycardiaheart rate under 60 bpm
tachycardiaHear rate over 100 bmp
Pulse amplitude of 0Absent (uh oh)
Between 90 and 120 mmHg normal diastolic valueBetween 60 and 80 mmHg
hypotensionlow blood pressure
orthostatic hypotensionlow blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
Hypertensionhigh blood pressure
Normal Respiratory rate12-20 breaths per minute
bradypneaSlow breathing, less than 12 breaths per minute
TachypneaFast breathing, more than 20 breaths per minute
apneaNo breathing
What is pulse oxygen saturation?indirect measurement of oxygen levels in arterial blood
Normal SPO2 value95-99%
Abnormal (low) SPO2 valueLess that 92%
HypoxiaLow oxygen saturation (less than 90%)
Is pain subjective or objective?Subjective
Musculoskeletal pain Description of somatic painthrobbing, aching
What is referred pain?pain in an area other than site of origin
Pain cause cause increases in which vital signs?temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate
