Vital Signs
This is the location in which you place the bell of the stethoscope on the arm when taking a blood pressure
Over the Brachial Artery located in the anticubital space of the arm
The application of ice packs is kept on the skin how long?
20 minutes on.
PPE stands for__________?
Personal Protective Equipment
This is when a portion of the large bowel is surgically removed, in which the surgeon creates an opening in the abdominal wall, creates a stoma for emptying the bowel
colostomy
Urinary Catheters are used to treat urinary incontinence.
True or False?
False
The Top number of a blood pressure reading reflects the heart at work. ?/74
Systolic
What safety precaution should be used when applying ice to the skin?
Make sure there is a barrier between the ice pack and the skin
Frequent checks to the skin.
Apply only 20 minutes
The best way to prevent the spread of infection is by __________?
Handwashing
This is surgical procedure of rerouting the excretion of urine from the body when the bladder has been removed due to cancer, and ureters rerouted.
Urostomy
The medical term for urine with a bloody tinge would be?
Hematuria
Hema= blood
Uria- urine
This is the medical term describing a blood pressure that is below the normal values.
hypotension
When heat is applied to the skin, the blood vessels will________________
Dilate the blood vessels, and increase the circulation to the area.
This is a microbe which normally lives on the skin, but can cause havoc when obtains access to another part of the body where it normally does not live.
opportunistic organism
Mrs. Jansen has TIA's, what does that stand for?
Transient Ischemic Attack- temporary decrease blood flow to the brain lasting a few minutes to hours.
Painful, burning urination and cloudy urine are all symptoms of what medical condition?
U.T.I
Urinary Tract Infection