115 Unit 3

Question 1

What are the cardinal vital signs?

Answer 1

Temperature
Pulse
Respiration
BP
O2 Saturation

Question 2

____ is the temperature of deep tissues.

Answer 2

Core Temperature

Question 3

Widening of blood vessels.

Answer 3

Vasodilation

Question 4

Narrowing of blood vessels.

Answer 4

Vasoconstriction

Question 5

____ occurs primarily in neonates because they cannot shiver, a limited amount of vascular brown adipose tissue present at birth can be metabolized for heat production.

Answer 5

Nonshivering thermogenesis

Question 6

____ drastically lowers body temperature and typically presents on the forehead, upper chest, and arms.

Answer 6

Diaphoresis.

Question 7

____ is another term for fever.

Answer 7

Pyrexia

Question 8

____ occurs because heat loss mechanisms are unable to keep pace with excess heat production, resulting in an abnormal rise in body temperature.

Answer 8

Fever/Pyrexia

Question 9

____ is pertaining to or characterized by an elevated body temperature.

Answer 9

Febrile

Question 10

____ is being without fever.

Answer 10

Afebrile

Question 11

____ are medications that reduce fever.

Answer 11

Antipyretics

Question 12

____ is a dangerous heat emergency, defined as a body temperature of 40.2 C (104.4 F) or more.

Answer 12

Heat Stroke

Question 13

____ is heat loss during prolonged exposure to cold overwhelms the ability of the body to produce heat.

Answer 13

Hypothermia

Question 14

4 Patterns of fever.

Answer 14

Sustained
Intermittent
Remittent
Relapsing

Question 15

____ rely on thermal radiation from the ear canal, tympanic membrane, axilla, and temporal artery to measure body temperature.

Answer 15

Infrared thermometers

Question 16

____ contains a probe connected to a microprocessor chip, which translates signals into degrees and sends a temperature measurement to a digital display

Answer 16

Digital Thermometer

Question 17

____ is an abnormally elevated heart rate, more than 100 bpm.

Answer 17

Tachycardia

Question 18

____ is a slow heart rate, less than 60 bpm.

Answer 18

Bradycardia

Question 19

____ is the deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat.

Answer 19

Dysrhythmia

Question 20

____ is created by an inefficient contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a pulse wave to the peripheral pulse.

Answer 20

Pulse Deficit

Question 21

____ is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.

Answer 21

Pulse pressure

Question 22

____ is the most common alteration in blood pressure, and often an asymptomatic disorder characterized by persistently elevated bp greater than 140/90.

Answer 22

Hypertension

Question 23

____ is the term for a blood pressure less than 90/60.

Answer 23

Hypotension

Question 24

____ is referred to as postural hypotension. (a reduction of systolic of at least 20 and a reduction of diastolic of at least 10 within 3 minutes of standing.)

Answer 24

Orthostatic Hypotension

Question 25

____ is the devices for measuring the arterial blood pressure that consists of an arm or leg cuff with an air bladder connected to a tube and a bulb for pumping air into the bladder and a gauge for indicating the amount of air pressure being exerted against the artery.

Answer 25

Sphygmomanometer

Question 26

____ is a clear, rhythmic tapping series that corresponds to the pulse rate and gradually increases in intensity.

Answer 26

Korotkoff sound

Question 27

____ is the disappearance of sound when abstaining a blood pressure; typically occurs between the first and second Korotkoff sounds.

Answer 27

Auscultatory Gap

Question 28

____ is the mechanical movement of gases into an out of the lungs.

Answer 28

Ventilation

Question 29

____ is the distribution of red blood cells to and from the pulmonary capillaries.

Answer 29

Perfusion

Question 30

____ is the term for the normal rate and depth of ventilation.

Answer 30

Eupnea

Question 31

____ is the term for a respiratory rate less than 12 per minute or lower than acceptable limits.

Answer 31

Bradypnea

Question 32

____ is the term for a respiratory rate over 20 or greater than acceptable limits.

Answer 32

Tachypnea

Question 33

____ is the lack of respiratory movements.

Answer 33

Apnea

Question 34

____ is the indirect measurement of oxygen saturation. Also the fifth vital sign.

Answer 34

Pulse Oximetry

Question 35

A ____ measures the combined absorption of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin.

Answer 35

Pulse Oximeter

Question 36

____ is the use of vision to distinguish normal form abnormal findings.

Answer 36

Inspection

Question 37

____ involves the use of the hands to touch body parts and make sensitive assessments.

Answer 37

Palpation

Question 38

____ involves tapping the body with the fingertips to produce a vibration that travels through body tissues, and the character of the sound heard depends on the density of the underlying tissue.

Answer 38

Percussion

Question 39

____ is the listening for sounds produced by the body.

Answer 39

Auscultation

Question 40

____smelling to detect abnormalities not recognized by other means.

Answer 40

Olfaction

Question 41

____ consists of the skin, hair scalp, and nail.

Answer 41

Integument

Question 42

____ occurs when patient who is sensitive to cold lips and nail beds turn a bluish color.

Answer 42

Cyanosis

Question 43

____ is a yellow-orange discoloration. Best sift to inspect is the patients sclera.

Answer 43

Jaundice

Question 44

____ is a red discoloration that often indicates circulatory changes.

Answer 44

Erythema

Question 45

____ is a term for the back of the hand.

Answer 45

Dorsum

Question 46

____ is a term for hardened when referring to a patients skin.

Answer 46

Indurated

Question 47

____ is the elasticity of the skin.

Answer 47

Turgor

Question 48

____ are pinpoint-size red or purple spots on the skin caused by small hemorrhages in the skin layers.

Answer 48

Petechiae

Question 49

____ is a thin white ring along the margin of the iris.

Answer 49

Arcus Senilis

Question 50

____ is the yellow waxy substance commonly found in the ear canal.

Answer 50

Cerumen

Question 51

4 types of adventitious lung sounds.

Answer 51

Crackles Rhonchi Wheezes Pleural friction

Question 52

____ is the inflammation of a vein that commonly occurs after trauma to the vessel wall, infection, immobilization, or prolonged IV insertion.

Answer 52

Phlebitis

Question 53

____ is a landmark formed by the last rib and vertebral column that is used during palpation of the kidney.

Answer 53

Costovertebral Angle

Question 54

____ are excitatory neurotransmitters.

Answer 54

Prostaglandins

Question 55

____ are inhibitory neurotransmitters that decrease neuron activity without directly transferring a nerve signal through a synapse.

Answer 55

Endorphins

Question 56

What does TENS stand for.

Answer 56

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Question 57

____ is mental and physical freedom from tension or stress that provides individuals a sense of self-control.

Answer 57

Relaxation.

Question 58

____ is the most common treatment for pain relief.

Answer 58

Analgesics

Question 59

____ are traditionally called narcotics.

Answer 59

Opioids

Question 60

____ is the loss of sensation to a localized body part.

Answer 60

Local Anesthesia