Vital Signs
A 3-month old baby comes in for a well visit with a respiratory rate of 67 breaths per minute. Is this a normal vital sign?
No.
What is the correct range?
Which type of allergy affects the entire body and causes an inability to breathe?
Anaphylaxis
What is the most commonly used vein for venipuncture?
Median Cubital
An immunization is an example of a __________ drug.
Preventative
Pyuria
Puss in Urine
A 74 year-old patient comes in with a temperature reading of 39 degrees Celsius. Is this a normal vital sign?
No.
What is this temperature roughly?
When using AED when should shock be administered?
When AED prompts shock
What tube will you use to draw a CBC?
Medications that are used to kill more than one type of bacteria.
Broad Spectrum
Patella
Knee
A 15 year old high school track star comes in for vaccines. Her vital signs are as follows
Pulse:60
Respiratory Rate: 19
Temperature: 98.6 degrees farenheight
Sp02: 93%
Which vital signs are a cause for concern?
Sp02
Why?
What are the ABC's of prioritized patients
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
What tubes will be drawn first in the order of draw?
Blood cultures
Which medication route involves placing a medication under the tongue?
Sublingual
Absence of menstrual period
Amenorrhea
A patient comes in with a medical emergency. To obtain the respiration rate the medical assistant can count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4.
True or False
False.
Why?
During an emergency, how many times should medications be checked?
ex: correct name and dosage
3 times
What test is always drawn in a white tube and is placed on ice?
Ammonia
A medication that can be made by many companies
Generic drugs
Slow heart rate
Bradycardia
Hypothermia is a body temperature under...
95.5 degrees farenheight
Signs of stroke...
F-face droop
A-arm weakness
S-speech difficulties
T- Time to call 911
What tube is used to draw blood glucose?
Gray
Drug Tolerance
prefix meaning low, beneath, under average
Hypo