Chapter 20
If a bedridden patient has chills and is shivering, what would you expect the body temperature to be?
Increased
How can you help patients feel comfortable about having their weight measured in the office?
Place the scale in a private area of the office.
Which pulses is palpated on top of the foot?
Pedal
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU LIKE TO RISK?
The instrument used to measure the blood pressure is the:
Double Jeopardy!!!
You are asking a patient about his reason for visiting the doctor. He says that he has had a fever for 2 days that comes and goes; sometimes his temperature is normal, but other times it is elevated. This is what type of fever?
Which site for taking an infant’s body temperature is considered to give the most accurate results?
Temporal artery
As a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the ______ pressure.
systolic
Which pulses is palpated in the antecubital space?
Brachial
The medical term for an oral temperature above 100.5°F is:
pyrexia.
A common pediatric pulse arrhythmia that varies with breathing is called:
sinus arrhythmia.
How long should the pulse be counted for the most accurate results?
1 minute
Which of the following pulses is palpated on the wrist?
Radial
If a patient is anxious, the medical assistant would expect the pulse to be:
increased.
Your patient is having difficulty breathing. The medical term for this is:
dyspnea.
Persistent readings of 90/60 mm Hg or lower usually are considered:
hypotension.
When you are taking a radial pulse, where should you position the arm relation to the level of the heart?
Below or at the same level
Which of the following pulses is palpated on either side of the eyes?
Temporal
As a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the last tapping sound heard is the __________ pressure.
diastolic
A newborn is observed in the nursery with periodic episodes of not breathing. This is called:
apnea.
If a patient is diagnosed with secondary hypertension, this means that the:
hypertension is associated with another disease.
Which of the following pulses is palpated in the neck?
Carotid
The stethoscope typically is placed over which artery when the BP is taken?
Brachial
What would be considered a normal pulse for an average-sized 37-year-old patient in good health?
60 to 80 beats per minute
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