Chapter 15 vital signs True or false
Words such as deep and shallow describe rhythm of respiration
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Heart sounds are caused by the closing of the heart valves
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If a blood pressure measurement 110/86, the pulse pressure is 24
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Patients must be unaware that respiration is being counted
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Pyrex is is another term for fever
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Pulse is the pressure of the blood pushing against the walls of a vein as the heart beats and rests
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Rales are periods of apnea followed by periods of dyspnea
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When a patient has smoked a cigarette, wait at least 10 minutes before taking an oral temperature
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starvation, illness, and infection cause an increase in body temperature
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Respiration above 25 per minute in adults are orthopnea
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An oral temperature is the most accurate method for determining body temperature
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Exercise and eating causes a decrease in blood pressure
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Hyperthermia is a low body temperature, bellow 95°f measured rectally
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A change in sound is known as the diastolic pressure in adults
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A groin temperature is taken in the armpit
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A tympanic temperature is measured by the temporal artery in the forehead
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An arrhythmia is an irregular or abnormal pulse rhythm,usually caused by defective heart valves
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An electronic temperature is left in place for 3 min
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The degree of pain is often regarded as the fifth vital sign
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The four main vital signs are temperature, pulse,respiration, and blood pressure
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The graphic chart presents a visual diagram of variations in a patient's vital signs
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An apical pulse is usually taken on infants and children because they have a very rapid pulse rate
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An aural temperature measures the thermal infrared energy radiating from blood vessels in the tympanic membrane
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Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury
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Body temperature is higher in the evening
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Each "lubb-dupp" sound in the heart should be counted
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Exercise and excitement will increase the pulse rate
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If a clinical thermometer breaks, the mercury can evaporate and create a toxic vapor that can harm both humans and the environment
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