Vital Signs

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Across
  1. 2. Touch to gather information
  2. 4. Nail bed changes r/t prolonged o2 deficiency
  3. 5. guideline for when to do or not do something
  4. 7. last sound in blood pressure
  5. 8. Temperature Lowest b/t 1am & 4 am
  6. 9. Pressure Difference b/t systolic & diastolic pressure
  7. 10. adults temperature 95 to 97 degrees
  8. 15. sided heart failure Caused by pulmonary congestion
  9. 16. adults Have age-related changes in thorax
  10. 18. Respirations do without pt. knowing
  11. 20. exchange of gases across alveoli & capillaries
  12. 22. Listening to sounds the body makes
  13. 23. pulse Found in groove along thumb side of wrist
  14. 24. top sound in blood pressure
  15. 26. data evaluate effectiveness of care
  16. 28. Look, listen & smell
  17. 29. Turgor check for hydration status sternum or arm
  18. 30. cannot form words coherently
Down
  1. 1. pulse ox readings jaundice, dyes, motion, Co
  2. 3. control Clean equipment b/t pts.
  3. 4. Late sign of hypoxia
  4. 6. When body cannot reduce heat production
  5. 11. carry oxygenated blood & return deoxygenated blood
  6. 12. Moving gases into & out of lungs
  7. 13. membrane allows gas exchange o2 & co2
  8. 14. sound of turbulence of blood passing thru narrow vessel
  9. 17. pts O2 must be used cautiously in these pts
  10. 19. constrict when illuminated with penlight
  11. 21. Cannula Delivers 1 to 6 liters of O2
  12. 25. Control Hypothalamus
  13. 27. Blood pressure drop r/t possible bleeding
  14. 30. exam Inspection, Auscultation, palpation
  15. 31. or receptive aphasia inability to understand written or spoken language