Pulse And Respirations Study Guide

Question 1

Pulse

Answer 1

Pressure of an artery

Question 2

Bradycardia

Answer 2

Below 60 bpm

Question 3

What do you do if a patient has abnormal vital signs

Answer 3

REPORT

Question 4

Volume

Answer 4

Strong or weak

Question 5

Arrhythmia

Answer 5

Electrical problems with in the heart

Question 6

What is one respiration

Answer 6

One inspiration and one expiration

Question 7

True or false respirations must be counted away patients are unaware

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Sphygomoanoter

Answer 8

Blood pressure

Question 9

Apical pulse

Answer 9

Taken in infants or small children

Question 10

Pulse deficit

Answer 10

Occurs when heart is weak

Question 11

Pulse determination

Answer 11

Check apical and radial

Question 12

How many is each lubb dubb

Answer 12

ONE

Question 13

Clean stethoscope after every person

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

Hypertension

Answer 14

Anything above 140/90

Question 15

Mercury sthtmomanometer should be flat or placed on the wall

Answer 15

True

Question 16

How long should a patients set quietly before taking bp

Answer 16

Five minutes

Question 17

What kind of bp cuff will cause inaccurate readings

Answer 17

Too wide or too narrow

Question 18

Where do u place ur bp cuf

Answer 18

Anticubical area

Question 19

Top number on bp

Answer 19

Sistolic

Question 20

Dtstolic

Answer 20

Bottom number

Question 21

What does bp do when u stand up

Answer 21

DROP

Question 22

If hipertension is not treated it can lead to

Answer 22

Stroke

Kidney or heart disease

Question 23

Carotid

Answer 23

Pulse at neck

Question 24

Brachial pulse

Answer 24

Pulse site were taking. Bp

Question 25

Rhythm

Answer 25

Regular or irregular

Question 26

Tachycardia

Answer 26

Pulse rate. Over 100

Question 27

Dyspenea

Answer 27

Difficult or. Labored respirations