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Chapter 18

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The normal pulse rate ( in beats per minute ) for adults is 60-100
Thermometer is considered the most accurate indicator of body temperature Temporal artery
The artery most commonly used for taking an adult patient pulse is Radial
96 .9 f to Celsius is 36.1
Not considered a vital sign Weight
A patient has an oral temperature of 100.5 f . The medical term for this condition is Pyrexia
Respiratory Terms means “difficulty breathing “ Dyspnea
When temperature is taken rectally, the thermometer should be left in the rectum for how long ? 2 minutes
The adult normal range of respiration cycles per minute is 12-20
The absence of respiration for periods lasting more than 15 seconds is called Apnea
Blood pressure readings should routinely be started at age 5 yrs
Which of the following refers to the process of determining the circumference of an infant head Mensuration
Site at which it is detect the popliteal pulse Knee
An instrument used to amplify sounds ? Stethoscope
Is Included in a patient vital signs ? Respiration rate
How is orthostatic blood pressure ideally measured ? I With the patient lying , sitting , then standing
Body temperature is most likely fatal ? 106.0 f
An infants pulse is most accurately measured at which of the following sites ? Over the apex of the heart
If the average adult respiration are between 12and 20 per minute , and the average pulse rate is between 60-100 per minute . Which of the following is the closest ratio of respiration to pulse ? 1:5
Arteries that is most commonly used to monitor lower limb circulation Dorsalis pedis
Methods of obtaining body temperature that utilizes infrared heat waves Temporal artery
Pulses that is measure when a medical assistant palpates the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line Apical
Agents that is commonly causes hypotension All of these
Orthostatic hypotension can cause patient to experience Vertigo
The difference between the apical pulse rate and the radial pulse rate is called Pulse deficit
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