ENDTERM Topic 1

Question 1

Measures taken to assess general physical health of perseon

Answer 1

Vital signs

Question 2

Clues about possible diseases & shows progress toward recovery

Answer 2

Vital signs

Question 3

4 cardinal signs

Answer 3

Blood pressure
Pulse Rate
Temperature
Respiration or respiratory rate

Question 4

Slow heart rate & measure

Answer 4

Bradycardia < 60 beats/min

Question 5

Fast heart rate & measure

Answer 5

> 100 beats/ min

Question 6

Blood does not supply enough oxygen to body; causes blueish tone to fingertips & lips

Answer 6

Cyanosis

Question 7

Blood pressure reading during relaxation

Answer 7

Diastolic

Question 8

Blood pressure reading during contraction of ventricles

Answer 8

Systolic

Question 9

Difficulty in breathing

Answer 9

Dyspneea

Question 10

Extraneous sounds during BP taking

Answer 10

Korotkoff sound

Question 11

Device that measure bp

Answer 11

Sphygmomanometer

Question 12

Lung disease where inspiration & expiration lung capacity of lung diminishes

Answer 12

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 13

Disease that affects airways with present persistent cough, mucus, & inflammation of airways

Answer 13

Chronic bronchitis

Question 14

Disease that affects air sacs causing shortness of breath and damage to airsacs

Answer 14

Emphysema

Question 15

Factors affecting vital signs

Answer 15

Ilness
Emotions
Eercise & activity
Age
Se
Environment/weather
Fodd & fluid intake
Medications

Question 16

Measures how well body can make & get rid of heat; keeps temp within safe range

Answer 16

Body temperature

Question 17

What produces heat

Answer 17

Contraction of muscles during exercise
Digestion
Environmental tempt

Question 18

Describe body’s maintenance of heat production & heat loss

Answer 18

Thermoregulation

Question 19

Routes to measure body tempt

Answer 19

Aillary
Temporal
Rectal
Oral
Tympanic

Question 20

Measure temp of blood vessels in eardrum

Answer 20

Tympanic thermometer

Question 21

Thermometer for axillary and oral

Answer 21

Electronic thermometer

Question 22

Most accurate route for body temp but invasive

Answer 22

rectal

Question 23

Average temp in tympanic

Answer 23

97.6 F - 98.6 F
36 - 37 C

Question 24

Average temp for oral

Answer 24

98.6 F
37 C

Question 25

Average temp for axillary

Answer 25

97.6 F - 98 F 36.4 c - 36.7 C