Week One Flashcards
(9 cards)
What information is considered demographic data?
date of birth
What pulse site has the strongest beat?
carotid
Which term refers to the responsibility for moral and legal requirements of patient care?
accountability
Orthostatic hypotension can cause patients to experience?
veritgo
Which site is an infant’s pulse most accurately measured at?
over the apex of the heart
For obtaining recertification as a CMA how many continuing education units (CEUs) over a five-year period are required?
60
What is not a factor with increased respiratory rates?
low altitude
What is the term that refers to the process of determining the circumference of an infant’s head?
menstration
What type of fever is described as “fluctuating” and does not return to baseline temperature?
remittent
