Flashcards on Vital Signs Monitoring and Clinical Interpretation
Vital Signs Monitoring and Clinical Interpretation: A Student Guide
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Vital signs
37 cards
Card 1
Question: List the onset descriptors used when assessing temperature.
Answer: Sudden, gradual, acute, insidious.
Card 2
Question: Name the patterns used to describe the course of a fever.
Answer: Intermittent, constant, remittent (fluctuates but doesn’t normalize), relapsing, nocturnal.
Card 3
Question: Give common subjective descriptors patients use for abnormal temperature.
Answer: “Burning up,” chills, rigors, sweats, flushed, shivering, clammy.
Card 4
Question: How should an objective temperature be charted (example given)?
Answer: Example: “Temp 39.2°C oral, sustained fever.”
Card 5
Question: What is the normal oral temperature range provided?
Answer: 36–37.5°C.
Card 6
Question: What terms are used to describe abnormal temperature states?
Answer: Febrile and hypothermic (afebrile = without fever).
Card 7
Question: Provide a phrase and example Tmax for documenting fever.
Answer: Phrase: “The patient is febrile/afebrile.” T max example: 40°C.
Card 8
Question: What clinical pearl is given about fever in elderly and infants?
Answer: Even mild fever in the elderly may signal infection or sepsis; also be alert for sepsis in babies.
Card 9
Question: List the Czech equivalents for temperature onset and pattern terms included.
Answer: Nástup: náhlý, postupný, akutní, zákeřný. Průběh: intermitentní, konstantní, remitující, recidivující, noční.
Card 10
Question: What is the scientific rationale for heart rate as a vital sign?
Answer: Heart rate reflects balance between sympathetic tone (epinephrine/norepinephrine ↑HR) and parasympathetic tone (vagus ↓HR) and responds to perfusion d