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2 places where you can take a person's body temperature? 1. Oral cavity (mouth) 2. Axillary region (armpit)
3 places where you can take a person's pulse? 1. Radial artery (wrist) 2. Carotid artery (neck) 3. Femoral artery (groin)
Which is NOT a vital sign... respiration rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and pulse? Oxygen saturation
A person with a temperature of 94 degrees is considered... Hypothermic
A fever is also known as Pyrexia
You are a nurse and you take your patient's pulse. The pulse is 105 bpm. Your patient has a _________ pulse. Tachycardic
The bottom number of blood pressure, diastolic number, is the amount of pressure in arteries during the pumping of the heart. True or False False
A patient comes into your office and has a blood pressure of 130/85. Should you be concerned? yes or no Yes
A person with the 130/85 has.... Hypertension
A patient enters the office and you are responsible for taking his respiration rate. He has a respiration rate of 15 breaths per minute. Should you be concerned? No
Having too fast of a respiratory rate is called..... Tachypnea
You notice a person in the hallway that is having trouble breathing. This person is experiencing..... Dyspnea
A patient has a pulse of 36 bpm. You are concerned because this is considered....... Bradycardia
Blood pressure is taken with _______ Sphygmomanometer
Oxygen saturation is taken with _______ Oximeter
Body temperature is taken with ___________ Thermometer
Respiration sounds are taken with ________ Stethoscope
Another name for phlebotomy is "arterial puncture?" True or False False
In using an alcohol swab to clean the area where the vein will be punctured, the phlebotomist will swab from a larger area in a circular motion down to a singular smaller area. T or F True
The tourniquet should be placed 2 to 4 inches above the inner elbow? T or F True
A 35 degree angle is an appropriate angle for sticking the needle into the vein? T or F False
Deoxygenated blood returns to the heart from the body and enters the __________ side of the heart. Right
The blood circuit that is "Heart-Lungs-Heart" is called the _____________ circuit. Pulmonary
Blood that is a deep, dark red color is considered _______. Oxygenated
Which of the following in NOT a vein that is utilized for phlebotomy? Median cubital, Basilic, Cephalic, and Brachial Brachial
What is the primary function of the alveoli in the lungs? To serve as the site for gas exchange between air and blood
Which of the following is NOT involved in the process of inhalation? Contraction of the diaphragm, Expansion of the thoracic cavity, Relaxation of the intercostal muscles, and Downward movement of the abdominal contents Relaxation of the intercostal muscles
Describe Ventilation? The physical process of conducting air to and from the lungs
Which structures are part of the upper respiratory tract and involved on ly in conduction? Nose, pharynx, and trachea
Which of the following is NOT a function of the urinary system? Regulate volume of water in the bloodstream, Remove waste products from bloodstream, Infuse bloodstream with nutrients needed by the cells of the body, Discharge waste into the environment Infuse bloodstream with nutrients needed by the cells of the body
What are the long, thin tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder? This is where kidney stones get stuck and cause pain? Ureter
Which part of the urinary system collects and temporarily stores the urine? Bladder
Which blood vessel is responsible for carrying the deoxygenated, "clean" blood back to the heart to be pumped around the body? Inferior vena cava
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics we tested in the clinical urinalysis? Color, pH, Temperature, and Protein Temperature
A positive glucose test during a urinalysis is indicative of what disease? Diabetes
What is the correct pathway of urine through the urinary system? Kidneys - Ureter- Bladder - Urethra (KUBU)
What is the main waste product resulting from protein breakdown that is filtered by the kidneys? Urea
The functional unit of the kidney where blood filtration occurs is called.... Nephron
Blood enters the kidney through the ....... Renal artery
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