KEY TERMS
FORCE OF BLOOD AGAINST ARTERIAL WALLS
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE?
PULSE; THE BEATS PER MIN EXPECTED IN A NEWBORN
WHAT IS 70-190 BPM?
PRIMARY SOURCE OF HEAT IN THE BODY.
WHAT IS METABOLISM?
THIS PULSE SITE SHOULD BE ASSESSED FOR 1 MIN. IT IS AUSCULTATED WHEN A PERSON HAS AN IRREGULAR OR WEAK HEART RATE, OR TAKING MEDICATIONS THAT CAN ALTER THE HEART'S RHYTHM AND RATE. IT IS ALSO THE PREFERRED SITE FOR ASSESSING PULSE FOR AGES < 2 YEARS.
WHAT IS APICAL PULSE?
BP CUFF SIZE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN OBTAINING AN ACCURATE BP IN ADULTS.
(PLEASE STATE WHY FOR YOUR ANSWER)!!!
WHAT IS FALSE?
RATIONALE:
TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE OF A CUFF CAN CAUSE ERRONEOUS READINGS, WHICH IS A SAFETY RISK!
HIGHEST POINT OF PRESSURE ON ARTERIAL WALLS WHEN THE VENTRICLES CONTRACT
WHAT IS SYSTOLIC PRESSURE?
THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR TEENS AND ADULTS
WHAT IS 96.4-99.5 F?
REGULATED BY THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND IS THE NUMBER OF PULSATIONS FELT OVER A PERIPHERAL ARTERY IN 1 MIN.
WHAT IS PULSE RATE?
MOST COMMON SITE FOR ASSESSING THE PULSE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
WHAT IS RADIAL PULSE?
A BP READING OF 188/102 IS CONSIDERED A HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS IN 66 YEAR OLD MALE.
WHAT IS TRUE?
RAPID RATE OF BREATHING
WHAT IS TACHYPNEA?
HYPERPYREXIA IS A FEVER THAT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE TEMPERATURE AND IS CONSIDERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
WHAT IS 1060F?
AN INCREASE IN ______IS THE MOST POWERFUL RESPIRATORY STIMULANT AND CAUSES AN INCREASED RESPIRATORY DEPTH AND RATE.
WHAT IS CARBON DIOXIDE?
IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, THIS PULSE SITE IS RECOMMENDED, BUT CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN PALPATING SO THAT CARDIOVASCULAR CIRCULATION IS NOT DECREASED.
WHAT IS THE CAROTID PULSE?
TIME OF DAY (CIRCADIAN RHYTHM) DOES NOT AFFECT OUR TEMPERATURE.
WHAT IS FALSE?
LEAST AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED ON ARTERIAL WALLS; OCCURS WHEN THE HEART IS AT REST BETWEEN VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS
WHAT IS DIASTOLIC PRESSURE?
EXPECTED PULSE RATE RANGE FOR AN OLDER ADULT WHO IS 65+
WHAT IS 40-100 BPM?
REFERS TO THE FORCE OF MOVING BLOOD AGAINST THE ARTERIAL WALLS.
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE?
4 SITES WHICH CAN BE PALPATED TO ASSESS CIRCULATION IN THE LEGS & FEET.
WHAT IS FEMORAL, POPLITEAL, POSTERIOR TIBIAL, AND DORSALIS PEDIS?
HYPOTHERMIA CAN BE INDUCED THERAPEUTICALLY TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL AFTER CARDIAC ARREST AND TO IMPROVE NEUROLOGIC OUTCOMES.
WHAT IS TRUE?
HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE
WHAT IS HYPERTHERMIA?
A BP OF 89/46 WOULD BE AN EXPECTED FINDING IN THIS AGE GROUP.
WHAT IS TODDLER?
WITH AGE, ARTERIOLE WALLS WEAKEN- BECOME LESS ELASTIC, WHICH INTERFERES WITH THEIR ABILITY TO STRETCH AND DILATE. THIS LEADS TO RISING PRESSURE WITHIN THE VASCULAR SYSTEM. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO ____
WHAT IS INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE?
REQUIRES COUNTING THE PULSE AT THE APEX OF THE HEART AND THE RADIAL PULSE SIMULTANEOUSLY.
WHAT IS APICAL-RADIAL PULSE?
ASSESSING RECTAL TEMPERATURE IS INDICATED IN SOMEONE WITH RECENT DIARRHEA OR WHO HAS RECENTLY UNDERGONE COLORECTAL SURGERY.
WHAT IS FALSE?