Vital Signs: Ch 19

Question 1

Define Bradycardia

Answer 1

Abnormally slow heart rate

Question 2

How many beats is qualified as bradycardia?

Answer 2

Less than 60

Question 3

Define tachycardia

Answer 3

abnormally fast heart rate

Question 4

how many beats classifies tachycardia?

Answer 4

more than 100

Question 5

Orthopnea

Answer 5

Breathing that is so difficult that the patient cannot lie down

Question 6

What is the normal range for body temp in F?

Answer 6

97-99

Question 7

What is the average body temp?

Answer 7

98.6

Question 8

Your patient has a pulse with normal rhythm and volume. What words might you use in charting this?

Answer 8

• Strong and full

- Bounding

Question 9

What is the name of the pulse in the neck?

Answer 9

Carotid

Question 10

Popliteal pulse

Answer 10

pulse posterior to the kneecap

Question 11

Dorsalis Pedis

Answer 11

Pulse on superior surface of the foot

Question 12

Where is the femoral pulse located?

Answer 12

Groin

Question 13

What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn?

Answer 13

120-160 BPM

Question 14

What is the normal respiratory range for an adult?

Answer 14

12-20 respirations per minute

Question 15

Where is the control center for involuntary respiration located?

Answer 15

medulla oblongata

Question 16

What blood vessel is used to take blood pressures?

Answer 16

Brachial artery

Question 17

Two types of sphygmomanometers are:

Answer 17

• Aneroid

- Mercury

Question 18

Identify the parts of a stethescope

Answer 18

• Diaphragm

- Bell

Question 19

What is the diaphragm used for?

Answer 19

hearing high pitched sounds

Question 20

What is the bell used for?

Answer 20

hearing low pitched sounds

Question 21

What does blood pressure measure?

Answer 21

The pressure/force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries in which it is contained

Question 22

What does the systolic blood pressure represent?

Answer 22

Pressure in arteries when heart contracts

Question 23

What does the diastolic blood pressure represent?

Answer 23

Blood pressure when heart muscle is between beats and is resting

Question 24

What is blood pressure measured in?

Answer 24

Millimeters of mercury

Question 25

what is the abbreviation for millimeters of mercury?

Answer 25

mmHg

Question 26

Do you had or subtract a degree for a rectal temp being taken orally?

Answer 26

add degree

Question 27

How is heat produced in the body?

Answer 27

- cell metabolism - voluntary/involuntary muscle contractions - strong emotional states

Question 28

How is heat lost from the body?

Answer 28

- Radiation - Conduction - Convection

Question 29

What causes a pulse to occur?

Answer 29

- Left ventricle of heart contracts and blood is forced from heart into aorta - Aorta is filled with blood and must expand to accept blood which creates pulsating waves

Question 30

What factors affect pulse rate?

Answer 30

- Age - Gender - Metabolism - Physical Exercise - Emotional status

Question 31

What factors affect the body temperature?

Answer 31

- Illness - emotional state - time of day - physical exercise - age

Question 32

What factors affect blood pressure?

Answer 32

- age - physical activity - stress - smoking - overweight

Question 33

Identify 6 sites for taking a pulse

Answer 33

- radial (wrist) - femoral (groin) - popliteal (behind knee) - carotid (neck)

Question 34

Why is the diastolic pressure lower than the systolic pressure?

Answer 34

-Diastolic is measured diastole when heart is resting

Question 35

Pyrexia

Answer 35

Low grade fever

Question 36

Arrhythmia

Answer 36

Irregular/bad pulse

Question 37

Apnea

Answer 37

Temporary cessation of breathing

Question 38

Cyanosis

Answer 38

A bluish discoloration of the skin/mucous membranes

Question 39

Eupnea

Answer 39

Normal respirations 16-20 respirations per minute rhythm is even and regular and depth is normal

Question 40

Hypoxia

Answer 40

Reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body

Question 41

Respiration

Answer 41

Exchange of oxygen/carbon dioxide between atmosphere and the body cells

Question 42

Orthopnea

Answer 42

Condition in which breathing is easier when an individual is in a sitting or standing position

Question 43

Tachypnea

Answer 43

an abnormal increase in respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths/min

Question 44

bradypnea

Answer 44

an abnormal increase in respiratory rate of less than 10 respirations per min

Question 45

dyspnea

Answer 45

shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing

Question 46

tachycardia

Answer 46

abnormally fast heart rate (100+ beats/min)

Question 47

Bradycardia

Answer 47

abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 beats/min)

Question 48

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 48

instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

Question 49

Bell (stethoscope)

Answer 49

hearing low pitched noises

Question 50

Diaphragm (stethoscope)

Answer 50

Hearing high pitched noises

Question 51

Thready pulse

Answer 51

pulse with decreased volume that feels weak/thin

Question 52

bounding pulse

Answer 52

pulse with increased volume that feels very strong/full

Question 53

Carotid Pulse

Answer 53

Pulse in neck area (right below jawline)

Question 54

Rhonchi

Answer 54

Deep, low-pitched rumbling sound more audible during expiration

Question 55

Rales

Answer 55

abnormal rattling sound heard when examining lungs w/ stethoscope

Question 56

Axilla

Answer 56

armpit

Question 57

Fibrillation

Answer 57

Irregular often rapid heart rate

Question 58

Frenulum

Answer 58

Connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain a part

Question 59

Afebrile

Answer 59

without fever; normal body temp

Question 60

febrile

Answer 60

pertaining to a fever

Question 61

stethoscope

Answer 61

instrument amplifying/hearing sounds produced by body

Question 62

fever

Answer 62

body temp above normal (pyrexia)

Question 63

hypertension

Answer 63

high blood pressure

Question 64

hypotension

Answer 64

low blood pressure

Question 65

hypoxemia

Answer 65

decrease in oxygen saturation of the blood; may lead to hypoxia

Question 66

pallor

Answer 66

unhealthy pale appearance

Question 67

respiratory rate

Answer 67

number of breaths per minute | counted by rise and fall of chest

Question 68

apical pulse

Answer 68

- left side of chest | - 5th intercostal space

Question 69

antecubital space

Answer 69

depression in front of elbow | -in blood pressures helps to place cuff

Question 70

pulse rate

Answer 70

number of beats per minute

Question 71

average pulse rate?

Answer 71

60-100 BPM

Question 72

brachial pulse

Answer 72

arm (in front of elbow)