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ECPI NUR 164 EXAM WITH COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
12 to 20 breaths/min
normal respirations for adults
120/80
Normal blood pressure for adults
metabolism
primary source of heat production is
thyroid hormone; shivering
____________ __________ and ___________ also increase heat production (cold outside it
makes you shiver because heat is trying to be made)
Skin
Primary source of heat loss
evaporation of sweat, warming/humidifying of inspired air, eliminating urine and feces
Other sources of heat loss
radiation, convection, evaporation, and conduction
transfer of body heat to external environment
radiation
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type of transfer of body heat when you are losing heat (have no hat)
convection
type of transfer of body heat when you are hot and have a fan blowing over you
evaporation
type of transfer of body heat when you are sweating
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain, and pulse oximetry
The 6 vital signs
on admission; change in patients conditions; before and after surgical procedures; before
administering medications that affect cardiovascular and respiratory function
when do you asses vital signs
96.4-99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and 35.8-37.5 degrees Celsius
Normal oral temperature for adults
60 - 100 bpm
Normal pulse rate for adults
conduction
type of transfer of body heat when your heat goes into something else (ice pack on your leg and
the ice melts; your heat makes it melt)
afebrile
without fever
febrile/pyrexia
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with fever
Experience lost of appetite, headache, dry skin, flushed face, thirst, muscle ache, fatigue,
increased heart rate and respirations
what are the symptoms of a fever?
intermittent fever
temperature returns to normal at least once every 24 hours (swapping at some point)
remittent fever
temperature does not return to normal and fluctuates a few degrees up and down (steady
fever)
hyperpyrexia
A fever over 106; very dangerous
electronic/digital thermometer, tympanic membrane thermometer, disposable single use
thermometer, temporal artery thermometer, and automated monitoring devices
what equipment do you use for assessing temperature
AV node
What controls your heart rate?
parasympathetic
___________ stimulation decreases heart rate
sympathetic
__________ stimulation increases heart rate
ECPI NUR 164 EXAM WITH COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
12 to 20 breaths/min
normal respirations for adults
120/80
Normal blood pressure for adults
metabolism
primary source of heat production is
thyroid hormone; shivering
____________ __________ and ___________ also increase heat production (cold outside it
makes you shiver because heat is trying to be made)
Skin
Primary source of heat loss
evaporation of sweat, warming/humidifying of inspired air, eliminating urine and feces
Other sources of heat loss
radiation, convection, evaporation, and conduction
transfer of body heat to external environment
radiation
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type of transfer of body heat when you are losing heat (have no hat)
convection
type of transfer of body heat when you are hot and have a fan blowing over you
evaporation
type of transfer of body heat when you are sweating
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain, and pulse oximetry
The 6 vital signs
on admission; change in patients conditions; before and after surgical procedures; before
administering medications that affect cardiovascular and respiratory function
when do you asses vital signs
96.4-99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and 35.8-37.5 degrees Celsius
Normal oral temperature for adults
60 - 100 bpm
Normal pulse rate for adults
conduction
type of transfer of body heat when your heat goes into something else (ice pack on your leg and
the ice melts; your heat makes it melt)
afebrile
without fever
febrile/pyrexia
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with fever
Experience lost of appetite, headache, dry skin, flushed face, thirst, muscle ache, fatigue,
increased heart rate and respirations
what are the symptoms of a fever?
intermittent fever
temperature returns to normal at least once every 24 hours (swapping at some point)
remittent fever
temperature does not return to normal and fluctuates a few degrees up and down (steady
fever)
hyperpyrexia
A fever over 106; very dangerous
electronic/digital thermometer, tympanic membrane thermometer, disposable single use
thermometer, temporal artery thermometer, and automated monitoring devices
what equipment do you use for assessing temperature
AV node
What controls your heart rate?
parasympathetic
___________ stimulation decreases heart rate
sympathetic
__________ stimulation increases heart rate
