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NU 203 Test 1Who would typically have a lower body temperature: a 45-year-old patient or a 75-year-old patient?
- ANS 75 year old
You need to obtain a core temperature on an adult patient recovering from oral surgery. Which
route would be more accurate: axillary or tympanic? - ANS tympanic
If a patient has a temperature of 101F (38.3C), would you expect them to have a high pulse rate or a
low pulse rate? - ANS high pulse rate
Would a chronic smoker tend to have a high respiratory rate or a low respiratory rate? - ANS higher
If the blood pressure cuff is wrapped too loosely, will the resulting BP be falsely low or falsely high? -
ANS falsely high
What artery should be used to take a blood pressure in a lower extremity? - ANS popliteal artery
list all 6 of the vital signs - ANS T, P, R, BP, Pain, SaO2
what is the normal temp range - ANS 96-100 F
what is the purpose of taking temp - ANS gives signs of neuros and vascular processes
what is temp controlled by - ANS hypothalamus
lower than 96 degrees - ANS hypothermia
higher than 100 degrees - ANS hyperthermia
scientific name for fever - ANS pyrexia
the fever has broken - ANS afebrile
5 routes for taking temp - ANS oral, tympanic, temporal, axillary, rectal
pros for oral - ANS easily accessible, accurate reflection of core temp
cons for oral - ANS easily affected by eating drinking smoking
pros for tympanic - ANS accurate reflection of core temp, fast
cons for tympanic - ANS some variability, affected by earwax
pros for rectal - ANS reliable alternative to oral temp
cons for rectal - ANS invasive
pros for temporal - ANS not invasive
cons for temporal - ANS affected by sweat and coverings on face
pros for axillary - ANS easy
cons for axillary - ANS long measurement time, doesn't assess fever and underestimates core temp
(always add one)
, red probe is for what - ANS rectal
why does someone have low temps - ANS hypothermia
#1 reason is operator error
#2 reason is old age (95-97 degrees)
why does someone have high temp> - ANS fever
infection
after vaccines
heatstroke
when is fever harmful - ANS over 102.2
what is pulse - ANS a palpable bounding of blood flow through arteries
pulse range - ANS 60-100 bpm
what artery is used most often when taking pulse - ANS radial
temp can affect pulse but pulse cant affect temp (T/F) - ANS true
low pulse - ANS bradycardia
reasons for bradycardia - ANS medications (beta blockers, digoxin)
parasympathetic stimulation (vagal nerve tells you to rest)
hypothermia
lying down
reasons for tachycardia - ANS activity
hyperthermia
sympathetic stimulation (pain, stress)
compensation for decreased BP like blood loss
respiratory range - ANS 12-18 breaths per minute
respiratory is easiest to measure but takes longest (T/F) - ANS true
where is breathing conrolled - ANS brain stem, if breathing you're not brain dead
reasons for low (bradypnea) - ANS CNA depression like stroke
overdose of opiates narcotics or alcohol
head injuries
USUALLY A NEURO PROBLEM
reasons for tachypnea - ANS activity
sympathetic stimulation (pain, anxiety)
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