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What are the 4 vital signs blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations
taken as a medical
assistant?
Diastolic reading when the heart relaxes
Systolic reading when the heart contracts
aka blood pressure cuff; measures a patient's blood
Sphygmomanometer
pressure
Palpate the brachial artery, use right arm unless left
arm is stronger, position patient's arm in an
outstretched relaxed position at heart level, center
bladder of BP cuff over the brachial artery, position
What are the steps in cuff approx. 1 inch above bend in the elbow, place
taking blood pressure? bell of stethoscope where brachial pulse was felt,
release dial on the bulb by approx 2 mm per second,
when you hear the first beat note the # on dial
(systolic), continue listening until beats have stopped
and note # on dial (diastolic)
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Heart rate provides rhythm, volume, and vessel elasticity
information about the
heart's:
use 3 fingers to grasp patient's wrist approx 1 inch
How do you find the heart above base of thumb and feel for a beat. count the #
rate? of times beat repeats (usually for 30 seconds or 1
minute)
How do you record observe patient's chest rising and falling; count for
respirations? either 30 seconds or 1 minute
What are the 5 ways orally (most common), tympanic membrane (aurally),
temperature can be temporal artery, axillary (under arm), rectal
taken?
What's the most accurate rectally, but there are potential risks
reading for temperature?
Rectal temperature get patient into Sims' position, insert probe into anus
reading approx 1 inch
Anthropometric height and weight
measurements include:
Pediatric anthropometric height, weight, head circumference and length
measurements include:
Celsius to Farenheit (celsius x 9/5) + 32
Farenheit to Celsius (Farenheit-32) x 5/9
pounds to kilograms lb x .45
kilograms to pounds kg x 2.2
inches to centimeters inches x 2.54
centimeters to inches centimeters x 3.9
Supine laying flat, facing upward
Dorsal recumbent laying face up, knees bent
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Terms in this set (206)
What are the 4 vital signs blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respirations
taken as a medical
assistant?
Diastolic reading when the heart relaxes
Systolic reading when the heart contracts
aka blood pressure cuff; measures a patient's blood
Sphygmomanometer
pressure
Palpate the brachial artery, use right arm unless left
arm is stronger, position patient's arm in an
outstretched relaxed position at heart level, center
bladder of BP cuff over the brachial artery, position
What are the steps in cuff approx. 1 inch above bend in the elbow, place
taking blood pressure? bell of stethoscope where brachial pulse was felt,
release dial on the bulb by approx 2 mm per second,
when you hear the first beat note the # on dial
(systolic), continue listening until beats have stopped
and note # on dial (diastolic)
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Heart rate provides rhythm, volume, and vessel elasticity
information about the
heart's:
use 3 fingers to grasp patient's wrist approx 1 inch
How do you find the heart above base of thumb and feel for a beat. count the #
rate? of times beat repeats (usually for 30 seconds or 1
minute)
How do you record observe patient's chest rising and falling; count for
respirations? either 30 seconds or 1 minute
What are the 5 ways orally (most common), tympanic membrane (aurally),
temperature can be temporal artery, axillary (under arm), rectal
taken?
What's the most accurate rectally, but there are potential risks
reading for temperature?
Rectal temperature get patient into Sims' position, insert probe into anus
reading approx 1 inch
Anthropometric height and weight
measurements include:
Pediatric anthropometric height, weight, head circumference and length
measurements include:
Celsius to Farenheit (celsius x 9/5) + 32
Farenheit to Celsius (Farenheit-32) x 5/9
pounds to kilograms lb x .45
kilograms to pounds kg x 2.2
inches to centimeters inches x 2.54
centimeters to inches centimeters x 3.9
Supine laying flat, facing upward
Dorsal recumbent laying face up, knees bent
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