Respiratory
What is 10-20 (textbooK), 12-20?
Lub-dup signifies this _______.
What is s1(lub) & s2 (dup)?
Normal heart rate for an adult is ________.
What is less than 60 beats per minute and what is greater than 100 beats per minute.
The proper assessment technique used to assess the radial pulse (describe process).
What is apply gentle pressure with 1st three fingers on radial pulse point and count to 30 seconds if regular rhythm.
You can assess dehydration in a patient by _____
What is skin turgor?
The sputum color of bacterial lung infections.
What is yellow-green & sometimes purulent?
This is a physical finding presented on the neck for patients with right-sided heart failure.
What is jugular vein distention?
This reflex occurs when you shine light in the right eye and the left pupil constricts
What is consensual light reflex?
Adventitious lung sounds for patients experiencing an asthma exacerbations.
What is wheezing.
What occurs during S1?
What is the closure of atrioventricular valves (AV Valves)
This vital sign measurement can be taken orally, temporally, axillary, and rectally.
What is temperature?
Describe the process of counting respirations
what is counting respirations (without informing patient) for 30 seconds x 2 if regular, and 60 seconds (1 full minute) if irregular?
This is a tool used to measure visual acuity
What is the Snellen Chart?
The sound normal lung tissue produces upon percussion over a lung area.
What is resonance?
The specific pattern used to auscultation cardiac areas across the precordium
What is the 'Z pattern'?
List 2 assessment findings that may occur with a patient in acute pain.
What is elevated blood pressure and tachycardia.
Describe the process of measuring capillary refill
What is press onto the nail bed of patient and see blanching, release finger and should see return of color less than 2-3 seconds.
This occurs when the patient experiences themselves to be spinning.
Normal lung sounds found in the tracheal region?
What is bronchial?
What is the 2nd ICS on the right sternal border.
3 ways to prevent false blood pressure readings:
1.) _________
2.) _________
3.) _________
What is
1.) Using appropriate blood-pressure cuff size for appropriate arm size
2.) Waiting 5 minutes before obtaining blood pressure
3.) Educating patients to abstain crossing of the legs
Describe the process of listening to apical heart rate
This is a disease/syndrome when a person has 3 exhibits 3 of the following 5 biomarkers: elevated BP, increased fasting plasma glucose, elevated triglycerides, increased waist circumference, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
What is Metabolic Syndrome?