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What are the 6 vital signs?
Pulse, Oxygen, Pain, BP, RR, temp(DOUBLE POINTS)
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
What heart chamber received blood from the systemic system?
Right atrium
What does dyspnea mean?
Difficulty Breathing.
The inferior vena cava gets blood supply from where?
Below the diaphragm.
What is the most common artery used for taking a patients pulse?
Radial
What is the middle layer of the heart muscle called?
Myocardium
The part of the heart divides the heart into sagittal?
Septum
What does the diagnosis endocarditis mean?
Inflammation of the heart (inside the heart)
What is the difference between Conduction and Contraction?
Conduction is the electrical, and the contracting is the pumping.
What does apnea mean?
Absence of breathing for over 15 seconds. (have to put for longer than 15 seconds to get credit)
What surrounds the heart in thin fluid-filled sac?
Pericardium
Coronary Arteries.
What does depolarization mean? (be specific)
Contraction of the electrical system in the heart.
What is the phrase to help remember the names of the lymphocytes?
Never let monkeys eat bananas.
What is the function of platelets?
Clot, to keep from bleeding out
What does the P-wave represent?
Atrial Depolarization.
In the layers of the vessels what is the layer called closes to the lumen?
Intima tunica
What blood type is the universal donor?
O -
What can happen if patient has AB blood type and is given O blood?
What is the name of the vessel going to the heart after capillaries? (think about what it is asking)
Venules
You are looking at EKG strip you see what types of rhythm?
Regular- totally chaotic
P-Wave- Absent
QRS complex- Wavy line
PR-interval- Absent
*the only treatment is to shock*
Ventricular Fibrillation, V-Fib
There is a patient that has antibodies to B and has a positive RH factor, what is their blood types?
A+
You walk into a patient's room and you notice that the EKG monitor shows asystole, but the patient is talking on the phone. What should you do next?
Adjust monitor
What is in the plasma, name at least 5? ( I am looking for main ones)
RBC, WBC, Platelets, hormones, glucose, CO2, O2, Amino acid.....