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Vital Signs Fill In The Blanks

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Question: Fast pulse rate mean...Answer: , anxiety, cardiac arrhythmia, hypoxia, exertion, fright, increased BP, first state of blood loss, low blood sugar
Question: Slow rate could mean...Answer: Intracranial , cardiac arrhythmia, hypoxia (late) spinal cord injury, good physical condition, head injury
Question: pulse could mean...Answer: Possible arrhythmia
Question: Weak pulse mean...Answer: Shock, late of blood loss
Question: respiratory rate could mean...Answer: , hypoxia, shock, acid build up (retention of CO2)
Question: Slowed respiratory rate mean...Answer: Ingestion of , intracranial pressure
Question: respiratory rate could mean...Answer: pressure
Question: Elevated pressure could mean...Answer: Anxiety, pressure, pain, medical condition
Question: Low blood pressure mean...Answer: Shock, pain, athlete, or low BP
Question: Jaundice skin color be...Answer: Liver, gall , blood disease
Question: Wet or skin could be...Answer: "Flight or Fight" (sympathetic nervous system stimulation), environmental , low blood sugar
Question: Pale skin be...Answer: Shock, constricted blood vessels, loss, emotional distress
Question: Flushed skin be...Answer: Fever, peripheral pooling, anaphylaxis, high temp, high
Question: Cyanotic skin be...Answer:
Question: Hot skin be...Answer: Heat emergencies,
Question: pupils could mean...Answer: Head injury, CVA, eye injury, normal , fake eye
Question: Constricted could mean...Answer: Narcotic overdose, intracerebral (pons) bleeding, bright environmental
Question: pupils could mean...Answer: Sedative overdose, hypoxia, lack of light, fear, excitement
Question: Wet sounds could mean...Answer: Pulmonary edema, , aspiration infection
Question: Decreased sounds (one side) could mean...Answer: Pneumothorax, lung surgery
Question: Decreased sounds (both sides) could mean...Answer:
 
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