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| indicators of functions of the body's homeostatic mechanisms |
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| what are some vital signs? |
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-temperature
-heart rate/pulse
-respiration
-blood pressure
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| why is it important to take vitals? |
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| to compare to last visit and look for early signs of distress. Gives us a baseline to treat or refer out |
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| a body temp that is normal in an adult is? |
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| what does temperature do? |
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| stimulates body's immune system |
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| what time of day is the body temperature lower? |
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| when is body temp highest during day? |
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over 103.8
slight-101
moderate-101-103
severe-103 or up |
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| what are some factors that could increase temp? |
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-exercise
-stress
-infection
-dehydration
-hormones
-inflammatory disease |
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| what are some factors that could decrease temp? |
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-starvation
-hemorrhage
-shock
-hypothyroidism(too low)
-excessive alcohol
-chronic dehabilitating disease
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| what are the sites where you can take temp on body>? |
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-oral most common
-rectal-most accurate +1 degree 2min
-Axillary-1 degree least accurate 5-10 min
-tympantic-good for small children 1-2 second |
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| what equipment is used for temperature? |
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-glass mercury thermometer
-electronic-digital
-tymantic |
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| how long should you wait to take temp after hot beverages |
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| pulse/heart rate includes assessment of what? |
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heart beat # of beats/min
rhythm
volume and strength |
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| what is a normal pulse in an adult? |
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| if someone has pulse over 100 they probably are ? |
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| should be referred to a doctor immediately |
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| if someone has a pulse under 40? |
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| factors that increase pulse rate are |
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-pain
-anxiety
-emotions
-caffiene
-exercise
-high temp
-low blood volume
-hyperthyroidism (high) |
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factors that decrease pulse rate are
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-rest
-fasting
-medications
-illness
-hypothermia
-hypothyroidism |
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| what are possible rythms of pulse? |
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-regular
-regularly irregular (irregular but follows a pattern)
-irregularly irregular-no pattern |
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| what is the pulse site most used in dental? |
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-temporal -popliteal
-carotid -pedal
-apical -posterior tibialis
-brachial
-radial
-femoral |
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| how long do you read pulse |
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| number of breaths per minute |
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| a breath taken in and let out |
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| what do you assess when checking respiration? |
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| a normal adults breathing should range |
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| other variations of adult breathing |
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-less than 12bpm subnormal
-more than 28 bpm accelerated
-more than 60 bpm dangerous |
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| a childs breathing should be in what range? |
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| infants breath at what rate? |
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true or false
both children and elderly have a more rapid breathing pattern |
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| rapid breathing can be caused by congestive heart failure, athsma, emphysema |
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difficulty breathing
CHF, congentital heart defect, emphysema, pnuemonia, tb |
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| what should you observe when examining breathing? |
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-depth-movement in chest wall
-rhythm-regular/irregular
-quality-strong, easy, weak
-sounds-wheezing, sighs, noise |
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| how long do you observe respiration |
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| 30 seconds x 2=breaths per minute |
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the force that blood exerts against the vessel walls .
it is measured in mm of Hg
depends on condition of arteries
also volume of blood |
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ventricular relaxation
between beats |
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difference between systolic and diastolic
less than 45mm Hg is good |
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| when does hypertension begin |
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chronic reading less than 100/60
(could be normal in young adults and atheletes |
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-blood pressure machine
10 mm Hg long lines
2mm intervals |
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| how do you know how to measure cuff size |
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| shoudl be 20 % larger than diameter of arm |
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-rr,bp, puls taken and recorded each appt
-high bp 140-90-160-98 let patient rest and retake
-if same range document and refer to MD treat
-greater than 160-98 do not treat document and refer to MD |
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| what is orthostatic hypotension? |
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| -inadequate position blood pressure falls from being laid flat, heart rate increases, can get dizzy, weak |
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| who is at risk fo orthostatic hypotension? |
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-person in chair too long
-poor venus return
-chronic hypotension
-at rest too long
-pregnant women
-hypertensive medication |
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| measures oxygen saturation of blood normal rates 95-100% |
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