Nursing Arts BP Quiz Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The Force exerted by the blood against the walls of the Arteries is termed? | Blood Pressure |
The Normal Range for the Diastolic Pressure of an adult is? | 0-79 |
Blood Pressure is measured in? | MM/HG |
The pulse pressure is determined by? | The difference between Diastolic and systolic reading |
The pressure exerted while the heart is relaxing is termed? | Diastolic |
The normal range for the Systolic BP of an adult is? | 80/140 |
The Instrument used in taking BP is called? | Sphygmomanometer |
Which factors influence BP? | Force of HB, Resistance of the arterial system,volume of blood |
The most commonly used method in obtaining a BP is? | Ausculatory |
What BP reading woould cause concern? | 130/100 |
BP increases with | Obesity, emotions, exercise |
_____&______ are hormones which regulate BP. Their secretions cause ____ in BP? | ADH& Aldosterone Increase |
If asked to take a patients vital signs you would take the patients? | TPR & BP |
Sever hemorrhaging would? | Decrease BP, Increase pulse |
Arteriosclerosis represents? | Hardening and loss of elasticity of the vessel |
During which phases of BP would the "swish" sound be heard ? | Phase 2 |
During which phases of BP would the first sound be heard and therefore be recorded as the Systolic pressure? | Phase 1 |
During which phases of BP could the ausculatory gap be heard? | Phase 2 |
During which phases of BP is the diastolic BP heard? | Phase 4 |
What is blood volume? | The total amount of circulating blood |
Cardiac output | amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute |
Peripheral Resistance | resistance of blood flow caused by friction between blood and the vessels |
Viscosity | Thickness of the blood |
Stroke Volume | Amount of blood ejected from the hear per contraction |
Essential Hypertension | BP elevates without known causes |
Intermittent Hypertension | BP elevates from time to time with out cause |
Malignant Hypertension | Progressive hypertension with sever symptoms |
Meniscus | Curved surface at the top of the mercury column |
Arrhythmia | Abnormal heart rhythm |
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