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