Question | Answer |
the term used to indicate a heart rate consistently above the normal is ___? | tachycardia |
blood pressure at it's lowest when the heart is relaxed is ___? | diastolic pressure |
the beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries is the ___? | pulse |
the medical term for fever is ___? | febrile |
the process of breathing, inspiration and expiration of air using the abdominal muscles is ___? | respiration |
the difference between the diastolic and systolic pressures is known as ___? | pulse pressure |
a fever that alternately rises and drops but has no intervals of normal is ___? | remittant |
the force the blood exerts against the arterial walls as the heart beats is the ___? | blood pressure |
an irregular rhythem of the pulse is ___? | arrhythmia |
a record of the electrical activity of the heart is ___? | electrocardiogram |
the difference between the radial pulse and the apical pulse is the ___? | pulse deficit |
a patient with an abnormally slow heart rate is experiencing ___? | bradycardia |
a fever occilates between elevated and normal or sub-normal is ___? | intermittent |
a temperature below normal body temperature is ___? | hypothermia |
what type of pulse is commonly associated with fevers? | accelerated |
pulse is the throbbing of regular contraction and expansion of the ___? | arteries |
is 98.6 degrees normal, high, or low oral body temp? | normal |
the diagnostic term for high blood pressure is ___? | hypertension |
what varies with sex, age, and altitude? | blood pressure |
120/80 is the average blood pressure for adults or for children? | adults |
the soft blowing and rasping sound heard during systole, diastole, or both is a ___? | murmur |
rate, rhythem, and quality are all criteria used when assessing pulse and ___? | respiration |
the alternating cycles of hypernea and apnea is called ___? | cheyne-stokes |
an increased amount of CO2 and decreased amount of O2 is ___? | asphyxia |
a decreased amount of O2 reaching cells is ___? | hypoxia |
the lack of or absence of O2 is ___? | anoxia |
painful, difficult, and labored breathing is ___? | dyspnea |
ordinary, quiet, respiration, made without visible effort is ___? | eupnea |
any tissue, fluid, or foreign body removed from a patient is a ___? | specimen |
an aqueous solution of 37% formaldehyde with methanol added and used as a preservative on specimens is ___? | formalin |
blood, implants, and stones are all ___? | specimens |
the designated room or area where patients wait before going to the OR is the ___? | pre-operative holding area |
patients entering the hospital the morning of surgery are called ___? | AM admissions |
who assists patients and their families with information and other needs in coping with the surgical experience? | patient advocate |
surgical care performed without overnight hospitalization is ___? | ambulatory |
to protect the patient, the staff, and the hospital are all purposes of the ___? | operative consent form |
to minimize the potential risk of surgery, and to emotionally and physically prepare patients for surgery are the purposes of what? | preoperative routine |
jewelry and prosthetic devices are always ___. | removed |
hairpins are removed to prevent scalp burns and ___. | injury |
what is generally used to transport patients under age 5? | crib |
what may be used to transport a patient who will be receiving local anesthesia or none at all? | wheelchair |
when transporting the patient, the stretcher should be pushed from which end? | head |
who has the ultimate responsibility for the signed consent? | surgeon |
the care of specimens is regulated by ___? | Joint Committee of Hospital Accreditation |
when caring for a specimen, never place it on a ___? | counted sponge |