ECPI NUR 165 Ch 17 Vital Signs Questions With Complete
Solutions
pulse pressure
difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
don't take bp at these sites
amputation of arm
mastectomy
presence of a shunt
casts, braces, dressings
recent vascular surgery
iv infusion
Korotkoff sounds
a series of five sounds (four sounds followed by an absence of
sound) heard during the auscultatory determination of blood
pressure and produced by sudden distention of the artery
because of the proximally placed pneumatic cuff
essential hypertension/primary hypertension
caused by disease
secondary hypertension
high blood pressure caused by the effects of another disease
treatment of hypertension
- Drug treatments
- Low-sodium diet
, - Reduction of alcohol
- Weight-reduction in overweight patients
- Exercise
- Caffeine restriction
orthostatic hypotension,
low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
systolic is 20 mm hg less
diastolic is 10 mm hg less
treatment of orthostatic hypotension,
Liberalize salt intake, raise the head of the bed, wear thigh-high
stockings, expand volume with mineralocorticoids, and
administer vasoconstrictors (midodrine)
avoid hot water bath
avoid large meals
simple exercises
abdominal binders
crossed leg standing
hypotension
low blood pressure
below 100/60
modified trendlenburg position
oxygen saturation
a clinical measurement of the percentage of hemoglobin that is
bound with oxygen in the blood
95-100
Solutions
pulse pressure
difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
don't take bp at these sites
amputation of arm
mastectomy
presence of a shunt
casts, braces, dressings
recent vascular surgery
iv infusion
Korotkoff sounds
a series of five sounds (four sounds followed by an absence of
sound) heard during the auscultatory determination of blood
pressure and produced by sudden distention of the artery
because of the proximally placed pneumatic cuff
essential hypertension/primary hypertension
caused by disease
secondary hypertension
high blood pressure caused by the effects of another disease
treatment of hypertension
- Drug treatments
- Low-sodium diet
, - Reduction of alcohol
- Weight-reduction in overweight patients
- Exercise
- Caffeine restriction
orthostatic hypotension,
low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
systolic is 20 mm hg less
diastolic is 10 mm hg less
treatment of orthostatic hypotension,
Liberalize salt intake, raise the head of the bed, wear thigh-high
stockings, expand volume with mineralocorticoids, and
administer vasoconstrictors (midodrine)
avoid hot water bath
avoid large meals
simple exercises
abdominal binders
crossed leg standing
hypotension
low blood pressure
below 100/60
modified trendlenburg position
oxygen saturation
a clinical measurement of the percentage of hemoglobin that is
bound with oxygen in the blood
95-100
