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Assessment of Vital Signs

Click to edit Master subtitle style Prepared By: Floriza P. de Leon, PTRP

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Key Terms

Anoxia . Absence of oxygen in the tissues Apical pulse. Pulse that is found when a stethoscope is placed on the chest wall over the apex of the heart; may also be found by palpation Apnea. Absence of breathing Arrhythmia. Variation from the normal rhythm Auscultation. Listening for sounds produced within the body using the unaided ear or the stethoscope bradycardia. A slow heart beat (that is, pulse rate less than 60 beats per min); may be a normal finding in a well-conditioned person or an abnormal finding Cardiac output. Amount of blood that is pumped from the heart during each contraction. Diaphoresis. Profuse perspiration Diastole. Period when the least amount of pressure is exerted on the walls or the arteries during the heartbeat; usually indicates the resting phase of the heart.

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Key Terms

Hypertension. Abnormally high blood pressure Hypotension. Abnormally low blood pressure Inguinal. Pertaining to the grain Inspiration. The active phase of respiration when the person breathes in; also referred to as inhalation. Intubation. Insertion of a tube, as into the larynx to maintain an open airway Korotkoffs sounds. Sounds heard during auscultatory determination of BP; believed to be produced by vibratory motion of the arterial wall as the artery suddenly distends when compressed by a pneumatic blood pressure cuff. The origin of the sound may be within the blood passing through the vessel or within the wall itself Occlude. To fit close together; to close tight; to obstruct or close off Orthopnea. Condition in which breathing is easier when the person is seated or standing Pulse. Palpable wave of blood produced in the walls of the arteries with each heartbeat or contraction

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Factors Affecting Body Temperature

Time of day Age

Environmental temperature Infection Physical activity Emotional status Site of measurement Menstrual cycle Oral cavity temperature

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Factors Affecting Pulse

Age temperature

Gender Environmental Infection Physical

Activity Status disease

Emotional

Medications Cardiopulmonary Physical

Conditioning

Pulse Measurement Sites

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Temporal. Anterior and adjacent

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