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Flavin 21 Card Final
Cardiovascular Final Assessment 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tiny veins are: | venules |
| ___ is a narrowing of the arteries caused by fatty plaque build up. | atherosclerosis |
| ____ of the heart is the pulmonary pump because it pumps blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen. | The right side |
| Pressure is the highest in the heart where? | Aorta |
| The heart is located behind the ____ bone. | sternum |
| The heart is the size of your _____. | fist |
| The base of the heart is at the __. | top |
| The apex is located where on the heart? | bottom point of heart |
| Loose fitting, double layered sac that encloses the heart is called ___. | Pericardium |
| The thick muscular layer of the heart is the ____. | Myocardium |
| Which layer of the heart transitions into blood vessels? | Endocardium |
| The pulmonary arteries carries _____ blood. | deoxygenated |
| The ___ chamber has the thickest layer of muscle. | Left ventricle |
| The pulmonary veins carry ___ blood. | oxygenated |
| What connects the arterioles to venules? | cappillaries |
| What pulse site is used to assess pulse deficits? | Apical |
| Which of the following pulse sites is used to during CPR? | Carotid |
| What pulse site would slow blood flow to the leg? | Femoral |
| What pulse site is used to check circulation in the legs? | Dorsalis pedis |
| What pulse site is used to assess the pulse of an infant? | Brachial |
| What pulse site is used to slow blood flow to the head? | Temporal |
| What pulse site is used to assess BP when it cannot be taken on the arm? | Popliteal |
| The ___ is the balance between heat gained and heat lost. | body temperature |
| Abnormal elevated body temp is ___. | febrile; pyrexia |
| ___ rare condition that occurs under anesthesia where temp. rises above 108 degrees F; irreversible and usually fatal. | malignant hyperthermia |
| Small fluctuations of temperature but temp. remain elevated is called ___ | continuous fever |
| Fever comes and goes or spikes and returns to normal is called__. | intermittent fever |
| Fever with large spikes, but that never returns to normal is: | remittent fever |
| Temp, Pulse, Respirations, BP are _____ signs. | Vital |
| Height, weight, head circumference are what type of measurements? | anthropometric |
| When you sleep your body temperature would ___. | drop or decrease |
| Exercise and infections would ____ a persons temperature. | raise |
| The least accurate way to take a temp is? | Axillary (also the most time consuming) |
| If a pt has ear trauma or infection do not take the temp via this method. | Aural |
| The most ____temp is taken rectal. | Accurate because it is a sealed oriface. |
| Which method is the fastest and provides an accurate core temp. | Temporal |
| A temp taken ___ is a degree higher than an oral reading. | Rectal |
| Normal breathing is called: | eupnea |
| Painful or difficult breathing; shortness of breath | dyspnea |
| Number of heart beats per minute is aka: | pulse or bpm |
| Excessive breathing rate. | hyperpnea/tachypnea |
| Abnormal slow rate of breathing is: | bradypnea |
| crackling sounds in the lungs | rales |
| rattling sound in lungs | rhonchi |
| deep snoring sound | stertorous |
| "hum" or "hee" on exhale | wheezing |
| high-pitched, turbulent breathing sound due to obstruction | stridor |
| Rapid, deep breathing resulting on over oxygenation | hyperventilation |
| skipped heart beats are aka | arrhythmia |
| bluish discoloration of the skin | cyanosis |
| inadequate amount of oxygen in the blood | hypoxia |
| absence of breathing | hypoxia |
| absence of breathing | apnea |
| syncope is aka | fainting |
| tachycardia | rapid heart beat |
| slow heart rate | bradycardia |
| difficulty breathing with postural changes | orthopnea |
| Why are glass thermometers not used anymore? | Mercury- it is toxic |
| Vasoconstriction | narrowing of the vessel |
| Veins are the major vessels that carry blood ___ the heart. | towards |
| arterioles are | tiny arteries |
| Angina pectoris aka | chest pain |
| occlusion aka | blocked vessel |
| valves keep the blood from _____. | backflowing |
| varicose veins | A condition that occurs when valves in veins are damaged. |
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