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Ch 31 Vital signs

Kinn's The Medical Assistant 12th edition

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Medical term for fainting is __________. Syncope
Which pulse is palpated on the wrist? Radial
Which pulse is palpated on either side of the eyes? Temporal
Which pulse is taken on an adult patients whose radial pulse is not easily palpated? Apical
Which pulse site on located on top of the foot? Dorsalis pedis
Pulse site located behind the knee? Popliteal
Pulse site located on the inner elbow? Brachial
Which pulse site is palpated in the throat? Carotid
A well conditioned athletes resting pulse is expected to be ________ the normal range. below
In what Korotkoff phase can the systolic pressure be heard? I (First)
In what Korotkoff phase can the diastolic pressure be heard? V (Fifth)
A patient with a blood pressure reading of 84/46 is likely to be diagnosed with ___________. hypotension.
What is tachycardia? A pulse rate over 100 beats per minute.
Cerumen is the medical term for ____ ____. ear wax
Secondary hypertension is an elevated blood pressure reading resulting from _______ _________. another condition
When a patient has a sudden drop in blood pressure after rapidly changing positions from lying down to standing, this is known as? orthostatic hypotension
Periodic episodes of not breathing is known as _______. apnea
Should you ever let a patient know you are assessing their respirations? No
When taking a patients pulse where should the artery be placed? at the same level with heart or below
Which site gives the most accurate results when measuring an infants temperature? Temporal artery
How is an infants pulse taken? placing the stethoscope over the apical artery
Regular but slow respirations is _________. Bradypnea
A pulse that feels weak and faint is described as _______. thready
A pulse on a patient that has hypertension should expect to feel ________. bounding
Febrile elevated body temperature
Difficulty or painful breathing dyspnea
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