What is an elevation of the body temperature above the usual/ normal range?
100
What is tachypenia
What is the med term for fast breaths?
100
What is the radial pulse.
What is the pulse located on the wrist 2 in. below the thumb?
100
What is Cyanosis ?
What is the condition in which a persons skin turns a different color due to a lack of oxygen?
100
What is blood pressure, pulse and respirations.
What is BPR?
200
What s the armpit.
What is the axilla?
200
What is bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluid or mucus buildup in the air passages.
What is rales?
200
What is the popliteal pulse site.
What is the pulse site located behind the knee?
200
FALSE!
True or False? When administering oxygen, it IS okay to smoke a cigarette..?
200
What is 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the average oral temperature of the elderly?
300
What is Cheyne-Stokes
What is a pattern in breathing in which respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow, this usually occurs close to an individuals death.
300
What is Arteriosclerosis
What is the medical term for a condition in which the artery's harden?
300
What is the carotid artery pulse site.
What is the pulse located on the neck just below the jawline?
300
What is a below average blood pressure.
What is the definition of Hypotension?
300
What is 14-20 Resps/Min.
What is the nor for adult respirations per minute?
400
What is Atherosclerosis.
What is the accumulation of fat deposits inside of arteries, making them more narrow?
400
What is a blood pressure cuff
What is a Sphygmomanometer?
400
What is the stethoscope.
What do we use to measure the Apical pulse?
400
What is when cells do not get enough oxygen.
What is Hypoxia?
400
What is 50-100 BPM
What is the normal pulse for an elderly adult?
500
What is a blockage or clot occurring in an artery in the heart resulting in chest pain due to tissue damage.
What is myocardial infarction?
500
What is arrhythmia
What is the medical condition for when the heart beat(s) are unevenly spaced or beats are skipped?
500
What is the brachial pulse.
What pulse must we find before taking a blood pressure?
500
Systole- period of heart muscle contraction
Diastole- period of heart muscle relaxation
What is Systole and Diastole?
500
What are temp dots.
What are the thermometers at our health care facility clinic called?