Blood Pressure
What is norrmal Blood pressure
<120/<80
What is Normal Pulse Rate?
60-100
The expected resting respiratory rate for a healthy adult.
12-20 breaths per minute
The average normal oral body temp in fahrenheit?
98.6
This term means difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
What is stage 1 HTN
130-139/80-89
What is it called when pulse is >100?
Tachycardia
The medical term for difficult or labored breathing.
Tachypnea
Medica term for body temperature above the expected range
A patient reports feeling dizzy and then briefly loses consciousness. This medical term describes the loss of conciousness.
What is syncope?
What is stage 2 HTN
>140 or >90
What is it called when pulse rate is less than 60?
When assessing respirations, observe these three characteristics in addition to counting the rate.
rhythm, depth, effort and quality.
A person just had a drink how, chewed gum, smoked a cigarette, or had something to eat, how long should you wait before checking temperature?
15 mins
This term describes swelling caused by excess fluid accumulating inbody tissues.
What is edema?
What is Hypertensive Crisis
>180/>120
A patients pulse is irregular how long should you count it?
60 seconds
The medical term for difficult or labored breathing.
Dyspnea
This is the expected range for an adult oral temperature.
97.6-99.6
A patients chart documents hematuria. The PCT should expect to observe this.
What is blood in the urine?
A pt's BP is 138/86, how should the tech interpret this reading?
A. Normal
B. Elevated
C. Stage 1 HTN
D. Stage 2 HTN
C. Stage 1 HTN
The apical pulse is 96 bpm and the radial pulse is 88 bpm. The difference in beats is called ?
Pulse Deficit
A patient has a respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute. This medical term describes this finding.
Bradypnea
A CPCT obtains a temperature that is inconsistent with the patients condition and previous vital signs. This should be the CPCT's next action.
Recheck the temperature to verify the reading before reporting/documenting the abnormal result.
A patient reports numbness, tingling, and a "pins and needles" sensation in the feet this is documented using what medical term?
Paresthesia