Vital Signs Assessment of Vital Signs Temperature

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1/20/2011Factors Affecting BP• Age• Time of day• Gender• Eating• Exercise• Emotions• Position• Activity• Smoking/drinkingClassification of BloodPressure for AdultsBlood Pressure SBP DBPClassification mmHg mmHgNormal 100Source: The Seventh Report of the National committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High BloodPressure, US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. 2004.Hypotension• Usually considered less than 90 systolic• The patient’s tolerance is significant indetermining the diagnosis• Orthostatic or postural hypotension10
1/20/2011Proper Measurement• Correct position• arm at heart level• Arm above heart level - low reading• Arm below heart level - high reading• Korotkoff Sounds• first sound = systolic• absence of sounds = diastolic• Auscultatory gapProper Measurement• Cuff Size• too large - low reading• too small - high reading• Bladder width 40% of limb circumference• Bladder length 80% of limb circumference11
Page 1 and 2: 1/20/2011Vital SignsAssessment of V
Page 3 and 4: 1/20/2011Rectal Temperature• Reli
Page 5 and 6: 1/20/2011Subnormal Temperature• H
Page 7 and 8: 1/20/2011Pulse Quality or Amplitude
Page 9: 1/20/2011Respiratory Terms• Apnea

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