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33 Cards in this Set
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Where should the cuff be placed when performing BP. |
2.5 cm or one and a half fingers breath above the antecubital fossa.
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What is nomal BP for a child age 1-4? |
100 to 108 mmHg (systolic); 60 mmHg (diastolic) |
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True or False: Hypotension is defined as a diastolic pressure that is consistently below 100 mmHg. |
False, systolic pressure |
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True or False: a patient is considered to have stage I hypertension when the resting systolic BP is consistently over 140 mmHg or the diastolic BP is more than 90 mmHg. |
True |
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True or False: sharp, bright, lightening-like pain can be related to nerve damage? |
True |
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True or False: an increase is blood volume is accompanied with a decrease in BP. |
False, increase in BP |
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True or False: Phase I and V are the two most important Korotkoff sounds used to identify a patient's BP. |
True |
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True or False: The most common site to measure BP is the radial artery. |
False, brachial |
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True or False: Younger patients (adolescents) exhibit lower systolic and diastolic values compared to the elderly (>65 years). |
True |
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True or False: When using a visual analog scale to assess pain, the higher the number the greater the pain? |
True |
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What is normal BP.
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120/80 |
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True or False: Diastolic BP increases steadily throughout exercise. |
FALSE
Diastolic BP remains essentially unchanged, or rises by only 10-15 mm Hg |
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What is normal respiration rate for an adult?
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12-18 respirations/minute
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Which phase of blood pressure reflects contraction of the ventricles? |
systolic |
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True or False: The resting HR of an infant is slower than that of an adult |
False
Adult resting HR is 60-100 bpm; newborn is 100-130 bpm |
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The popliteal pulse is found where?
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Posterior aspect of the knee
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Your patient is 50 years old. What is his Max HR? Target HR? |
Max HR is 170 bpm
Target HR is 102-136 bpm |
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True or False: A pulse oximeter measures the level of carbon dioxide in the blood. |
False, oxygen |
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True or False: Patients with high BP are more susceptible to a stroke. |
TRUE |
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True or False, a patient is considered to be hyperpyrexic with at temperature higher than 103 degrees F. |
False, 106 degrees F |
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True or False: A temperature greater than 100° F is considered abnormal.
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TRUE
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When describing pain which descriptive terms should be used?
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Location, quality, pattern, severity, aggravating and relieving factors and functional implications.
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Name the five vital signs. |
Heart Rate, BP, Temperature, Respiration Rate, and Pain
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True or False: it is normal for the respiration rate to increase as the level of exercise plateaus. |
False |
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True or False: Normal respiration rates are higher for infants then adults. |
True
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True or False: temperatures taken rectally are more accurate then those taken by mouth. |
True
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True or False: temperatures over 100 degrees F are considered abnormal. |
True
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Name the site in the upper extremity where temperatures be taken? |
Axilla or armpit
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What is the desired deflation rate of the blood pressure cuff when taking BP? |
2-3 mmHg per second
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What is the desired positon of the arm on which you are measuring BP? |
It should be at the level of the heart.
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Describe the method of determining how much pressure you should inflate the cuff too. |
Palpate the radial artery, then inflate the cuff until you can no longer feel the pulse. Note the pressure on the sphygmomanometer and add 15-20 mmHg.
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True or False: If the BP cuff is too wide for the circumference of the patient's arm, the reading will be erroneously high. |
False, the reading will be low |
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What is the normal level of oxygen in the blood? |
95% to 100% |
