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1
Q

How many respiration’s for an adult and for a child??

A

12-20 for an adult

20-30 for a child

2
Q

What is the normal pulse rate for an adult and for a child ?

A

60-100

70-120

3
Q

What is the normal blood pressure??

A

120/80

4
Q

What is diaphiresis??

A

Sweating to dissipate body heat

5
Q

Difficulty breathing EXCEPT when sitting up or standing erect

A

Orthopnea

6
Q

Auscultation

A

Listening to the chest with a stethoscope and counting heart beat.

7
Q

Most common artery for measuring pulse ?

A

Carotid artery

8
Q

A pulse oximeter does what??

A

Checks pulse rate and oxygen blood saturation

9
Q

The turbulent sound through a blood pressure cuff is called??

A

Korotkoff sounds

10
Q

Blood pressure of 95/60 or below

Blood pressure or 140/90 or above

A

Hypotension m

Hypertension

11
Q

High flow oxygen devices ??

Most common Low flow oxygen device ??

A

Nebulizers
Air entertainment mask

Nasal cannula

12
Q

Most common insertion sit for the CV catheters??

A

Th subclavian vein

13
Q

Hickman
PICCs
Port a cath

A

Types of central venous lines

14
Q

What are CV lines used for ??

A

To administer chemotherapy, or therapy drugs, nutrition

15
Q

One contraction to the next contraction is called

A

Cardiac cycle

16
Q

What is the active transport mechanism ??

A

Sodium potassium ion pump

17
Q

Myocardial muscle cells relax ..

Myocardial cells are stimulated to contract …

A

Repolarization

Depolarization

18
Q

The process of repolarization and depolarization

A

Action potential

19
Q

Full cardiac arrest or no evidence of cardiac conductions

A

Asystole

Flat lined

20
Q

What increases nerves ??

What relaxes you??

A

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

21
Q

What includes the SA node,

AV nose, bundle of his, and purkinje fibers ??

A

Specialized cells—

22
Q

What initiated the impulse ??

A

SA node

23
Q

What is the 1st wave; depolarization

A

P wave

24
Q

Complex present depolarization

A

QRS wave

25
Q

Repolarization is what wave ?

A

T wave

26
Q

What is significant about the Q ?

A

Q portion is not evident on the ECG

27
Q

What are arrhythmias?

A

Abnormalities of atria or ventricular heart rates

28
Q

What devices can be used for arrhythmias??

A

ICD— gives shock

Pacemakers — helps rhythm

29
Q

Carry blood away the heart

Carry blood to the heart

A

Arteries

Veins

30
Q

Ambulatory

Empathy

A

Able to walk

Recognition and understanding of another’s feelings

31
Q

Relation to harmony and accord between 2 ppl

A big factor in image quality is

A

Rapport

Motion

32
Q

Positioning sponges are the most common methods of

A

Reducing patient movement

33
Q

Voluntary movement can be controlled by the patient if there is adequate

A

Communication by the Tech

34
Q

Common use of the sand bags are?

A

AC joint studies

Or cervical spine

35
Q

Traction splints are used for

A

Lower extremities

36
Q

What is a stockinette?

A

A stretchable cotton used to stretch over the fracture site before place of a cast

37
Q

Greatest concern of an older person?

A

Fear of falling

38
Q

Most effective method in immobilization is establishing ?

A

Rapport