Row 1
Adult height should be measured to the nearest ____.
Quarter of an inch
Waht should a pregnant woman be advised to avoid during her pregnancy?
Alcohol
Waht is the normal range for an adult heart rate per minute?
60-100 bpm
The acronym LMP refers to the ____.
The first day of a woman's last menstrual period.
The stage on the optimal microscope is the _____________
The platform on which the specimen slide rests.
What is the normal adult range for respirations?
12-18 per minute
Which are the least accurate methods of taking temperature?
Disposable thermometer
The usual ratio of the pulse rate to the respiration rate is ____.
4:1
A hemocytometer is a _________________
A slide calibrated to the exact measurements needed to count blood cells or sperm under a microscope.
What is the normal range for adult oral temperature?
97.8ºF-99.1ºF
What is considered a normal blood pressure for a healthy adult?
Less than 120/less than 80
What is diastolic pressure?
The last tapping sound heard when taking the blood pressure.
Pipette is used to _________________
Measure small amounts of liquids and can be either mechanical or manual.
According to the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute, how often should women in their 20s and 30s who are in good health have a clinical breast exam?
About every 3 years.
Define apnea
Lack of breathing.
What is important in the palpatory method of obtaining blood pressure?
Note the level of pressure at which the pulse disappears.
What is correct in the procedure for taking an auscultated blood pressure?
Inflate the cuff to 30 mm Hg above the level determined by palpation.
What step is important when putting on a blood pressure cuff?
Position the cuff so the lower edge of the cuff is 1 inch above the antecubital space.
Explain the nagele's rule
Begin with the firts day of the patient's last menstrual period, subtract 3 months, and add 7 days plus one year.
When taking an infant’s pulse, which pulse site would be checked?
Over the apex of the heart.
Describe polyps
Red, soft, fragile growths with a slender stem attachment that are sometimes found on the mucous membranes of the cervix or endometrium.
Which objective is used for specimens that need very high magnification.
Oil-immersion objective
Kegel or perineal exercises are recommended treatments for _______________
Woman with uterine prolapse.
Antibiotics medications and sitz baths are treatments for _________________
Prostatitis
Is designed to be lowered into a drop of immersion oil placed directly above the prepared specimen under examination.
Oil-immersion objective