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| Cheyenne-Stokes Breathing |
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Cheyne-Stokes respirations are breathing cycles that increase in rate and depth and then decrease and are followed by a period of apnea.
May be seen in pt's with increased intracranial pressure or heart failure. |
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Biot’s respirations involve a period of slow and deep or rapid and shallow breathing followed by apnea.
This type of breathing pattern reflects central nervous system abnormalities. |
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| Kussmaul’s respirations involve deep and gasping respirations, likely due to renal failure, septic shock, or diabetic ketoacidosis. |
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| BP normal ranges for a healthy adult |
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Definition
Systolic: 90-120 mmHg
Diastolic: 60-80 mmHg |
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| They are the sounds that denote the different phases of a person's blood pressure. The first sound denotes the systolic, and the 5th sound denotes the diastolic pressure. |
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| Normal PulseOx for a healthy adult |
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| 96.4° F to 99.1° F (35.8° C to 37.3° C) |
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| A medication that is primarily used to treat something else, but can be use for pain relief due to analgesic secondary effects. |
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| The dose of a particular medication is beyond the point where subsequent doses will have no increase in pain relief. |
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