Week 1 & 2 Lecture

Question 1

A condition in which your blood pressure suddenly drops when you stand up from a seated or lying posistion

Answer 1

Orthostatic hypotension

Question 2

Access (3) areas of respirations

Answer 2

BPM, Depth (shallow/ deep), rhythm (regular/ irregular)

Question 3

Hypertension Stage 1

Answer 3

Systolic 130 - 139 or Diastolic 80-89

Question 4

Hypertension Stage 2

Answer 4

Systolic _> 140 or Diastolic _>90

Question 5

Body temperature 40°C or 104°F is considered

Answer 5

Hyperthermia

Question 6

pulse deficit is when the heart beats faster than the pulse felt at distal and ____ pulses

Answer 6

Radial

Question 7

____ is the difference between your systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

A normal range for this number is between ___ & ______

Answer 7

Pulse pressure

40 & 60

Question 8

Pyrexia

Answer 8

Fever

Question 9

Systolic pressure (Top Number) measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.

It is the maximum blood pressure during contraction of _____

Answer 9

Ventricles

Question 10

Heart rate over 100 bmp is…

Answer 10

Tachycardia

Question 11

98.6 is an Average body temperature but this number is considered a fever

Answer 11

100.4

Question 12

4 vital signs

Answer 12

Temp, pulse, respiratory, BP

Question 13

Vital signs are accessed every ___ in hospitalized patients with temperatures, high / low blood pressure, pulse rate / rythm, respiratory difficulty.

Answer 13

4 hours

Question 14

Part of the brain responsible for temperature regulation

Answer 14

Hypothalamus

Question 15

How does hyperthermia differ from pyrexia

Answer 15

In pyrexia the hypothalamus is “set” to a higher body temperature.

In hyperthermia the hypothalamus isn’t set to a higher temperature and is actively trying to decrease the temperature.

Question 16

No one under 19 should take aspirin during fever-causing / flu-like illnesses to prevent this syndrome

Answer 16

Reye’s

Question 17

Reye’s Syndrome

Answer 17

A rare but serious condition that causes confusion, swelling in the brain, and liver damage

Question 18

UAP

Answer 18

Unlicensed Assistive Personelle

Question 19

Automated monitoring device measures…

Answer 19

Temp, pulse, resp, blood pressure

Question 20

taking temp for else where than oral do what?

Answer 20

Document location of temperature

Question 21

Neutropenic

Answer 21

Low white blood cells

Question 22

Stroke volume

Answer 22

Volume of blood ejected with each heart beat

Question 23

The apical pulse maybe ausculated over the apex of the heart.

Heart sounds:
Closure of the mitral and Tricuspid valve = ______

Closure of the aortic and pulmonic valve = _____

Answer 23

Mitral and Tricuspid = Lub
Aortic and Pulmonic = Dub

Question 24

Parasympathetic stimulation of the SA node via the _____ nerve causes the heart to slow

Answer 24

Vagus

Question 25

Women have a slightly __pulse tjan men. Pulse rate ____ as a person ages due to metabolic rate

Answer 25

Higher / Decreases

Question 26

Normal pulse Rate for Adolescentes and Adults is...

Answer 26

60 / 100 bpm

Question 27

Tachycardia (increases / decreases) cardiac filling time,which in turn, (increases / decreased) stroke volume

Answer 27

Decreases / Decreases

Question 28

Tachycardia range in an adult is

Answer 28

100 - 180 bmp

Question 29

Pulse Amplitude Give a Grade for the following descriptions Brisk (normal) Absent Diminished (weaker than expected) Bounding

Answer 29

2 0 1 3

Question 30

Which pulse do you ausculate

Answer 30

Apical

Question 31

Nurses most often assess (which pulse) by palpation

Answer 31

Radial

Question 32

Which pulse site is used for paitents in Shock or Cardiac Arrest? What about infants in this suitation

Answer 32

Carotid/ Brachial

Question 33

Measure this pulse on infants less than 2 years old

Answer 33

Apical

Question 34

____ exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli of lungs and circulating blood

Answer 34

Diffusion

Question 35

____ is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the circulating blood and tissues

Answer 35

Perfusion

Question 36

What is the most powerful respitory stimulate

Answer 36

Carbon Dioxide

Question 37

Adults Respitory Rate Infants breath (slower/quicker)

Answer 37

12 - 20 Quicker

Question 38

What is the ratio of breathing to heart bests

Answer 38

1:4

Question 39

The apical pulse can be heard _____ just inside the Midclavicular Line

Answer 39

5th Intercostal

Question 40

Increase Carbon Dioxide, Decrease Oxygen in Blood Increases rate and depth of respirations is callled

Answer 40

Hyperventilation

Question 41

Increase in metabolic rate (fever) will cause Tachypnea/ Bradypnea Why?

Answer 41

Tachypnea. The body is ridding of CO² due to increased CO² from metabolic functions

Question 42

The difference between Systolic and Diastolic numbers is called

Answer 42

Pulse Pressure

Question 43

Elevated BP

Answer 43

Systolic 120-129 and Diastolic <80

Question 44

Hypertension Crisis

Answer 44

Systolic >180 and/or Diastolic >120

Question 45

Orthostatic hypotension is a decrease in Systolic blood pressure of >____ mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of >____ mm Hg with in 3 minutes of standing up

Answer 45

20 / 10

Question 46

The series of sounds for which the nurse listens when assessing blood pressure are called...

Answer 46

Korotkoff sounds

Question 47

Which artery is assessed in BP

Answer 47

Brachial

Question 48

obese use this artery to measure BP

Answer 48

Radial

Question 49

Afebrile

Answer 49

Not feverish

Question 50

Ausxultatory gap

Answer 50

Period of silence or diminished intensity during the manual measurement of blood pressure. AKA silent gap

Question 51

Distole is when....

Answer 51

The ventricles fill with blood

Question 52

Systole is when...

Answer 52

The ventricles contract and eject blood

Question 53

Dyspnea

Answer 53

Hard or labored breathing

Question 54

Febrile

Answer 54

Having signs of a fever

Question 55

90 / 60 mmHg or lower is considered

Answer 55

Hypotension, low blood pressur

Question 56

Body temperature below 35° C or 95 ° F is considered

Answer 56

Hypothermia

Question 57

Shortness of breath when laying flat and goes away when you sit up or stand

Answer 57

Orthopnea

Question 58

Most common place to measure temp in neonate

Answer 58

Axillary

Question 59

Characteristics of the peripheral pulse include (3)

Answer 59

Rate, rhythm, amplitude

Question 60

Bradycardia is defined as lower than ____ bpm

Answer 60

60

Question 61

0 1 2 3 4

Answer 61

0 indicating no palpable pulse; 1 Indicating a faint, but detectable pulse; 2 slightly diminished pulse than normal; 3 Normal pulse 4 Bounding pulse

Question 62

FAST for which ilness

Answer 62

Face Arms Speech Time Stroke

Question 63

Week 3 Lab