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ClinicalSkills1
MAST 1080
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation for vital signs | TPR BP |
| Designated letter for 'oral' temperature | No designation necessary |
| Designated letter for 'rectal' temperature | R |
| Designated letter for 'tympanic' (aural) temperature | T |
| Designated letter for 'axillary' temperature | A |
| Location one the body where tympanic (aural) temperature is taken | Ear |
| Location on the body where axillary temperature is taken | Armpit/Underarm |
| Oral temperature range | 97.6 to 99.6 |
| Axillary temperature range | 96.6A to 98.6A |
| Rectal temperature range | 98.6R to 100.6R |
| Tympanic temperature range | 97.6T to 99.6T |
| Pulse range for adult | 60 to 100bpm |
| Pulse rate for bradycardia | Below 60bpm |
| Pulse rate for tachycardia | Above 100bpm |
| Measures of pulse | Rate, rhythm, volume (force) |
| Respiration range | 14-20 |
| Measures of respiration | Rate, rhythm, depth |
| Ranges of resting blood pressure for an adult | 100/60 mm/hg - 140/90 mm/hg |
| Range of BP considered hypertension | Above 140/90 mm/hg |
| Hypertension range of BP for systolic | Above 140 mm/hg |
| Hypertension range of BP for diastolic | 90 mm/hg |
| The number one killer of Americans | Hypertensive heart disease |
| Range of BP considered prehypertension | 120/80 mm/hg - 140/90 mm/hg |
| Most common peripheral pulses | Radial, brachial, carotid, dorsalis pedas |
| Term for wrist pulse | Radial pulse |
| Term for neck pulse | Carotid pulse |
| Term for top-of-foot pulse | Dorsalis pedas pulse |
| Term for when a peripheral pulse differs from the apical pulse | Pulse deficit |
| Anthropometric | Body measurements |
| The beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next heartbeat | Cardiac cycle |
| EKG letters representing one heartbeat | PQRST |
| Profuse sweating | Diaphoresis |
| Top number of blood pressure measurement | Systolic (contraction phase) |
| Lower number of blood pressure measurement | Diastole (relaxation phase) |
| Difficulty breathing | Dyspnea |
| Breathing excessively | Hyperventilation |
| Unable to breathe lying down | Orthopnea |
| To feel something | Palpation |
| Sudden drop in blood pressure upon standing | Postural hypotension |
| Sphygmomanometer | Device used to measure blood pressure |
| Causes brain swelling in children | Rhys Syndrome |
| Asthma meds or a drug user's pulse would commonly cause this condition | Tachycardia |
| A marathon runner or professional athlete's pulse would commonly cause this condition | Bradycardia |
| Another term for volume of heatbeat | Force |
| Descriptions for heartbeat volume | Weak, thready, strong, bounding |
| Descriptions of pulse | Rate, Rhythm, Volume (Force) |
| Bodily position of the arm for taking blood pressure | Heart-level |
| Relation of heart disease and diabeties | 30% increase in risk of heartdisease |
| When an MD asks for a vital sign to be counted for a total time of one minute | Rate |
| Subjective decision on how perceptible a pulse feels when palpated | Volume (Force) |
| During a palpated BP, inflate the BP cuff until the peripheral pulse disappears, then inflate the cuff at what amount to obtain the palpated BP | 30 mm Hg |
| Child's vital signs in terms of pulse, respiration, and BP | Higher pulse rate, higher respiration rate, lower blood pressure rate |
| Pulse deficit if apical pulse is 104 and radial pulse is 90 | 14 |
| Also known as postural hypotension | Orthostatic hypotension |
| When listening to a pulse with a device, name the device | Pulse dopler |
| The type of pulse heard through a pulse dopler | Oscillating pulse |
| Type of pulse heard when using the sphygmomanometer | Arterial pulse |
| Term for when the only person who knows something is themselves | Subjective |
| Term means ‘to look’ | Observe |
| On temputure stick, red signifies | Rectal thermometer |
| On temputure stick, blue signifies | Oral themometer |
| Means with fever | Febrile |
| Means without fever | Nonfebrile |
| Location of the apical pulse | 5th intercostal space / mid-clavicle |
| How pulse pressure is determined | Diastolic minus Systolic |
| Normal pulse pressure for adult | 30-50 |
| Procedure to measure bp cuff | Turn end of cuff to measure around bicep; if 50% or less, fits. If under 30%, too small. |
| CC in a chart is short for what term | Patient’s chief complaint |
| A regulated workplace report used as a tool to keep a workplace up to standards. Specifically for unforeseen accidents. | Incident report |
| When charting, incident reports go in the chart: true or false | False |
| Healthy bacteria is also known as this | Resident flora |
| Sets and enforces workplace standards | OSHA |
| Another term for culture testing | Culture and sensitivity test |
| When a preliminary report is due after C&S testing | 24 hours |
| When the final report is due in C&S testing | 48 hours |
| How to wash tools after procedure | Cool water and soap. Avoid warm water. It coagulates blood to ‘cook’ on tool. Lay out on paper towel to dry. |
| Another term for standard procedure | Status quo |
| Insect induced disease | Vector ( Lime disease, west Nile disease, malaria) |
| Conditions that favor the growth of pathogens | Moisture, nutrients, temperature, darkness, neutral ph, oxygen |
| Difference between sterile and clean technique | No pathogens or non-pathogens/ No pathogens, but could be non-pathogens |
| Bleach water ratio for cleaning | 1:9 solution |
| Logbook where exposure to chemicals are recorded | OSHA 300 log |
| Logbook for recording exposure to sharps | OSHA 500 log |
| Amount of time infectious waste records should be kept in medical office | 3 years |
| Can be determined when patient shows a pulse deficit | Sick heart |
| If a patient has a pulse deficit, this is the next step | Inform the physician |
| When weighing a baby, these steps are taken to ensure the correct weight is recorded | |
| Use digital scale; weigh baby with diaper on; record weight; ask parent to change diaper; weigh dirty diaper; take difference of 1st weight and subtract 2nd weight to get true final weight | |
| Location where a baby’s headboard measured | Occipital if head, just above eyebrows |
| Area to measure chest of baby | Over nipple area |
| To obtain height of baby | Hold leg straight out; mark line; mark line above head; measure paper |
| Healthcare workers are at most risk for this disease | Hep B |
| To preventative measure for disease control | Handwashing |
| This disease lives longer on surfaces than HIV | Hep B |
| Biohazard disposal | Dirty sharps and blood stained materials are stored in a red plastic container |
| Enforces the rule that certain infectious diseases are reported | CDC |
| What a medical assistant is required to do when it is discovered that a patient has an infectious disease such as syphillus or Ebola | Report it to health department |
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