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What is the preferred method to measure blood pressure in adults?
What indicates positive results for orthostatic hypotension?
What must a nurse know when assessing blood pressure?
What do automated blood pressure monitors determine BP by?
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What are the measures for nursing care for febrile clients according to the text?
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What are the two types of hypothermia mentioned in the text?
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What increases the risk of hypothermia according to the text?
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What term describes the absence of breaths, which if it lasts for more than 4 to 6 minutes, may lead to brain damage and death?
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What is the term for difficulty breathing with shallow rapid respirations?
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What is the term for breathing that is easier in an upright position?
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What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure known as?
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What helps maintain normal blood pressure by controlling the resistance of arterioles with age?
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Which factor determines both systole and diastole?
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What occurs over minutes to hours and involves neural and humoral mechanisms?
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Which hormone, stimulated by decreased blood pressure and volume, causes vasoconstriction to increase blood pressure?
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What causes vasoconstriction leading to increased blood pressure through angiotensin 2?
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What determines the pulse pressure by changes in the radius of arterioles?
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What occurs when body has too much extracellular fluid, causing an increase in blood pressure?
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Which factor causes an increase in blood pressure by increasing cardiac output?
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