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10 Cards in this Set
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Normal temperature |
98.6 F or 38.7 C |
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Pulse locations |
Carotid, apical radial femoral, popliteal brachial temporal posterior tibial dorsalis pedis |
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Pulse Ranges (4 stages) |
(+1 weak barely palpable, +2 palpable, +3 strong palpable, +4 bounding ) Newborn -100-170 bpm 6-12 months -80-130 1-3 70-120 3-6 65-110 6-10 70-110 10-16+ 60-100 |
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Vital signs |
BP pulse O2 sat temp respiration pain |
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Febrile vs Afebrile |
Pertaining to fever vs no fever |
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Respiration rates |
Newborn - 30-60 O-1 20-40 1-3 20-30 3-6 20-30 6-10 15-30 10-15 15-20 15+ 12-20 |
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Blood pressure |
- bp and heart rate hand in hand Systolic / diastolic (max pressure exerted / minimal pressure ) 120/80 Prehypertension- 120-140/80-90 Stage 1 hypertension 140-160/90-100 Stage 2 hypertension >160 />100 |
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Taking BP |
1. Pump until No pulse is heard. Measure that 2. Pump 30 mmhg above that Each arm only 3x BP cuff too small = false high BP cuff to big = false low |
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DASH diet |
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension |
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Nursing idea |
Always assess before taking action |
