Patient Assessment
The primary assessment has a single, all-important goal: ____________________________________
What is to identify and begin treatment of immediate or imminent life threats. (p. 350)
When suctioning a patient's mouth, the clinician should apply suction when _______ the patient's mouth.
What is exiting. (p. 445)
_______ is the process by which a medication works on the body.
What is pharmacodynamics. (p. 495)
This system is responsible for storing calcium and phosphorus.
What is the skeletal system. (p. 191 and PPT)
Structures of this include the trachea, bronchial tree, the alveoli, and the lungs themselves.
What is the lower airway. (p. 200)
Some adventitious lung sounds include _______, _______, and _______.
What are wheezes, crackles, and rhonchi. (p. 387)
Pulse oximetry measures _______ saturation.
What is hemoglobin. (p. 436)
_______ _______ enter the body through the digestive system.
what are enteral medications. (p. 498)
At the base of the skull, this opening serves as the passageway for the spinal cord to connect with the brain.
What is the foramen magnum. (p. 193)
The _______controls breathing.
What is the brainstem. (p. 204)
The maximum score for a patient's GCS is_______.
What is 15. (p. 395)
This structure divides the upper airway from the lower airway.
What are the vocal cords (larynx is acceptable). (pp. 418, 420)
A _______ is a liquid mixture of one or more substances that cannot be separated by filtering or allowing the mixture to stand.
What is a solution. (p. 501)
This forms the longitudinal axis of the body, from the skull to the tailbone.
What is the axial skeleton. (p. 191)
Between the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura is the...
What is the pleural space. (p. 202)
When assessing the cardiovascular system, you should assess the pulse _______, pulse _______, and pulse _______.
What are pulse rate, pulse quality, and pulse rhythm. (p. 388)
If ________ respiration takes place in the lungs, _______ respiration takes place in the cells.
What is external respiration and internal respiration. (pp. 427, 428)
The 6 rights of medication administration include:
What is right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation. (pp. 504, 505)
When these receptor sites are stimulated, they cause the heart rate to increase it's rate and also squeeze harder with each contraction.
What are beta 1 receptors. (p. 219)
Breathing occurs as the result of a buildup of...
What is CO2? (p. 205)
The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses _______, _______, and _______.
What is the eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. (p. 395)
_______ is the measurement of the maximal concentration of carbon dioxide at the end of an exhaled breath.
What is end-tidal CO2. (p. 437)
Atrovent is also referred to as _______.
What is ipratropium bromide? (p. 508)
The _______ acts as a relay center connecting the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord. It is the most primitive part of the CNS, controlling virtually all involuntary, life-sustaining functions...
What is the brainstem. (p. 221)
The amount of blood moved in 1 minute is called the _______. This metric is equal to _____ x _____.
What is cardiac output. (p. 209)
What is HR x SV. (p. 209)