What is -cyan/o?
blue
What does a high blood pressure look like?
anything over 120 for systolic and anything over 80 for diastolic
What position is laying straight on your back?
Supine position
What is Hypertension?
High Blood Pressure
What does the abbreviation "P" stand for?
After
What color is the rectal and oral thermometer?
oral - blue
rectal - red
Patient is laying with their chest and knees laying flat against the table with their knees separated
Knee - Chest
What is a positive tilt test?
When the pulse increases more than 10 and blood pressure drops 20 while taking vital signs in the laying, sitting, and standing position.
What is NaCl?
Sodium Chloride
What is the Sphygmomanometer?
the instrument for taking bloop pressure
Which patients are put in the Fowlers position?
Patients with breathing problems
A body temp of 101.5 could be known as what?
Febrile
Inflammation
Which direction do you pull the ear when you are taking the temperature of a child
down and back
What is the Lithotomy position used for?
Vaginal or rectal exams
What is Rhonchi?
Deep snoring or rattling sounds when breathing
What does Res Ipsa Loquitor mean?
The thing speaks for itself
What is the resting respiratory rate of a newborn?
30-40 breaths per min.
This position is used for exams of the male urinary system and needs s special exam table
Jackknife or Kraske
What is postural hypotension?
blood pressure becomes low and pulse increases when patient is moved from a laying to standing position