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WHAT IS THE NORMAL ORAL TEMPATURE RANGE 96.2 - 100.4
WHAT IS THE NORMAL RECTAL TEMP RANGE 97.2 - 101.4
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ORAL TEMP 98.6
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE RECTAL TEMP 99.5
WHAT IS THE NORMAL AXILLARY TEMP 97.7
WHAT IS THE NORMAL PULSE RANGE 60-100 BPM
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE PULSE 80 BPM
WHAT IS THE NORMAL RESPIRATION RATE RANGE 12 - 20
WHAT IS THE NORMAL AVERAGE BLOOD PRESSURE RATE 110/70
WHAT IS THE NORMAL SYSTOLIC RANGE 100 - 120
WHAT IS THE NORMAL DIASTOLIC RANGE 80 - 89
WHAT IS DECREASING BODY TEMP, THE HYPOTHAMUS SENDS OUT IMPULSES TO REDUCES BODY TEMP, SWEATING AND VASODIALATION. HYPOTHERMIA
INCREASING BODY TEMP,THE HYPOTHAMUS SENDS OUT IMPULSES TO INCREASE HEAT PRODUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION & SHIVERING HYPERTHERMIA
WHAT ARE FEVER PRODUCING SUBSTANCES PYROGENS
WHAT ARE THE SIX SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF TEMPERATURE HOT DRY SKIN, HEADACHE, BRIGHTS APPREHENSIVE EYES, INCREASED HEART RATE, SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS AND THIRST.
____________ THE CONTRACTING & EMPTYING OF THE HEART SYSTOLIC (lub)
____________ THE RELAXING AND FILLING DIASTOLIC (DUB)
____________ IS THE TOTAL QUALITY OF BLOOD PER MINUTE CARDIC OUTPUT
WHAT ARE ABNORMAL RYTHEMS EARLY OR LATE BEATS DYSRHYTHEMIA
WHAT ARE THE FOUR WAYS TEMPS CAN BE TAKEN ORAL, RECTAL, TEMPANIC(EAR), AND AUXILLARY (ARM)
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ORAL SIMPLE & CONVIENT - YOU HAVE TO WAIT 20-30MINS AFTER EAT,DRINK,GUM, SMOKING
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF RECTAL ACURATE & EMBARRASING
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF AUXILLARY SAFE & EASY - LEAST ACURATE
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF TEMPANIC EASY FOR CHILDREN & NEEDS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
___________ OR __________ IS A FEVER PYREXIA OR FEBRILE
A DEVICE WHICH TRANSMITS THE PULSE SOUNDS TO AN AUDIO UNIT DOPPLER DEVICE
_________________ ARE EXCHANGES OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE RESPIRATIONS
WHAT IS DECREASED LEVELS OF OXYGEN IN THE TISSUE HYPOXIA
WHEN YOU STOP BREATHING FOR 20SEC OR LONGER APNEA
ABNORMAL SLOW BREATHING RATE BRADYPNEA
RAPID BREATHING TACHYPNEA
CLUBBING OF THE FINGERS CHRONIC HYPOXIA
PALLOR OR CYANOSIS OF THE NAILS, LIPS OR SKIN HYPOXIA
HIGH PITCHED, CONTINOUS, MUSICAL WHEEZES
LOW PITCHED,CONTINOUS SOUNDS CAUSED BY SECRETIONS IN THE LARGE AIRWAYS RHONCHI
DISCONTINOUS SOUNDS, HEARD ON INSPIRATION, THEY MIGHT BE HIGH PITCHED,POPPING SOUNDS OR LOW PITCHED OR BUBBLING CRACKLES
PIERCING, HIGH PITCHED STRIDOR
LABORING BREATHING THAT PRODUCES A SNORING SOUND STERTOR
THIS IS THE PRESSURE OF THE BLOOD AS IT IS FORCED AGAINST THE ARTERIAL WALLS DURING CARDIA CONTRACTION BLOOD PRESSURE
WHAT IS THE NORMAL BLOOD VOLUME 5000 ML
IS WHEN SYSTOLIC BP IS LESS THAN 100MM HYPOTENSION
IS HIGHER THAN THAN NORMAL BP HYPERTENSION
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