Diagnostic Techniques

Question 1

Normal Range for heart rate

Answer 1

60 - 100 beats per minute

Question 2

normal range for blood pressure

Answer 2

120/80

Question 3

Normal Rate for respiratory rate

Answer 3

12-20 breaths

Question 4

Normal Rate for body temp

Answer 4

37.4 - 37.5

Question 5

Equipment to measure heart rate

Answer 5

Manual, pulse oximeter, automatic blood pressure monitor, ECG

Question 6

equipment to measure blood pressure sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope or an automatic blood pressure monitor

Question 7

Equipment to measure respiratory rate

Answer 7

manual observation

Question 8

Equipment to measure body temp

Answer 8

thermometer

Question 9

Heart rate above 100?

Answer 9

• Tachycardia
• Caused by stress, excess alcohol or caffeine, using tobacco products, cardiomyopathy etc

Question 10

Heart Rate below 60?

Answer 10

• Bradycardia
• Casued By Heart tissue damage, congenital heart defect, myocarditis, hypothyroidism etc

Question 11

Breathing Rate above 20?

Answer 11

tachypnoea

Question 12

breathing rate below 12?

Answer 12

bradypoenia

Question 13

Blood pressure above 140/90?
what causes it

Answer 13

Hypertension - smoking, stress, obesity, poor diet, excessive alcohol or caffeine, ageing

Question 14

Blood pressure below 90/60?
what cases it?

Answer 14

Hypotension - being pregnant, dehydration, medical conditions like diabetes, some medicines

Question 15

What is meant by tissue perfusion

Answer 15

the rate of blood flow through the blood vessel into a tissue

Question 16

Define : ischaemia, hypoxia, anoxia

Answer 16

ischaemia- reduced blood flow to a tissue
hypoxia - reduced oxygen levels in a tissue
anoxia - no oxygen in a tissue

Question 17

What does the P wave on an ECG represent

Answer 17

contraction/systole of the arteria

Question 18

what does the QRS complex represent on an ECG

Answer 18

contraction/systole of the ventricles

Question 19

what does the T wave on an ECG represent

Answer 19

diastole/ relaxation