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What do you measure when taking vital signs? |
blood pressure, pulse, and respiration |
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What is blood pressure? |
the measurement of the pressure of blood against the walls of the arteries |
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Systolic |
contraction phase; top number |
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Diastolic |
relaxation phase; bottom number |
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Normal BP rate |
120/80 |
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hypertension |
high blood pressure; systolic is 140+ |
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hypotension |
low blood pressure; systolic is <90 |
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Normal pulse |
60-100 beats per minute |
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tahycardia |
high; 100+ bpm |
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bradycardia |
low: <60 bpm |
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What do you assess for when assessing respiration |
Assess for breath sounds, effort, rate/rhythm. tidal volume |
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Tidal colume |
amount of air exchange |
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Normal Respiration (adult) |
12-20 per minute |
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Tachypnea |
High; 30+ per minute |
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Bradypnea |
Slow: <10 per minute |
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cyanotic |
blueish gray skin; caused by lack of oxygen |
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PEERL |
are the PUPILS EQUAL, ROUND, and REACTIVE to LIGHT |
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Auscltation |
taking BP by listening |
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Palpation |
taking BP by feel |
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baseline |
first set of vitals taken |
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comparison |
second set of vitals |
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trending |
third set+ of vitals taken |
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PENMAN |
PPE, Environmental hazards, Nature of illness, Mechanism of Injury, Advanced life support, Need for special equiptment |
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NOI |
nature of illness |
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MOI |
mechanism of injury, what caused injury to the patient |
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ALS |
advanced life support |
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Primary Assessment |
General impression, Assess mental status, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Expose |
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General Impression |
patient appearance, obvious life threats, chief complaint |
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Mental Status |
A&Ox3, AVPU |
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A&Ox3 |
Alert and Orientated. -What is your name? -Do you know how this happened? |
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AVPU |
a way to rate alertness Alert, respond to VERBAL, PAIN, or UNRESPONSIVE |
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BEERT |
Breath sounds, Effort, Equal, Rate, Tidal Volume |
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SAMPLE |
Signs & Symptoms, Allergies, Medications (OTC and prescription), Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading to injury/illness |
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SAWSAD |
Sex, Age, Weight, Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs (illicit) |
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OPQRST |
Onset, Provocation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Scale, Time |
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What to look for in a head to toe |
DCAPBTLS |
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DCAPBTLS |
Deformities, Contusion, Abrasion, Punctures, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling |
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crepitus |
grinding, feels like rice krispies |
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CSM |
Circulation, Sensation, Motor Function |
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AMS |
Altered Mental Status |
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AEIOUTIPS |
Alcohol, Environmental, Insulin, Overdose, Under-dose, Trauman, Infection, Psych, Stroke |
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Patient Assessment |
Safety, General Impression, Mental Status, ABCs, History |
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Diabetes Type 1 |
pancraes does not produce insulin |
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Type II |
pancreas does not produce inulin or produces a bad batch |
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FAST |
Facial droop, Arm drift, Slurred speech, Time |