Question | Answer |
Blood is carried to the heart by | Veins |
HTN | High BP |
Veins always carry blood | To the Heart |
Korotkoff's sounds are heard | in 5 distinct phases |
The largest artery in the body | Aorta |
Flow of blood, blood exits capillary beds and enters | Venules |
Avg pulse rate for children | 80-120 |
A person with Polycythemia | Will probably have a higher BP |
Avg pulse rate for infants | 130-160 |
Ea hrt beat = | One contraction phase and one relaxation |
BPM | Beats Per Minute |
Number of pulsations is measured for | NOT 4, NOT 2, NOT 3 (None of the above) |
Emotional condition | is a variable of pulse race |
Pulse rate greater than 100 | Tachycardia |
Normal respiration range of children | 18-30 |
Pulse rate less than 60 is known as | Bradycardia |
Normal respiration range of adults | 12-20 |
Respirations | Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide |
Normal respiration ranges of an infant | 30-60 |
Eupnea | Normal breathing |
BP | Pressure of blood against the walls of the BV |
Once the cuff is slowly deflated, you will listen for Korotkoff sounds which are heard in | 5 distinct phases |
In the BP reading of 120/80, what number is the Diastolic | The bottom number, 80 |
Outermost layer of veins and arteries | Tunica Adventitia |
Capillaries are only 1 layer thick to aid in easy diffusion of gasses. What layer are capillaries composed of | Tunica Intima |
T/F - Only arteries, arterioles, veins, and venules can be seen during surgery. Capillaries are microscopic. | TRUE |
AKA Exchange Vessels | Capillaries |
Contraction of the smooth muscle (Tunica Media) makes the lumen smaller, restricts blood flow | Vasoconstriction |
Contain valves | Veins |
Pressure on the BV wall | BP |
T/F - Polycythemia decreases blood viscosity. | FALSE - It INCREASES viscosity bc it had more RBCs |
Viscosity refers to | Thickness |
Route of blood flow through the liver | Hepatic Portal Circulation |
Severe pn in the muscle of the lower leg c/b poor circulation | Claudication |
NOT a factor that influences BP | Blood Strength (BV, Strength of Ventricular contractions, Resistance, Blood Viscosity, and HR all do) |
Pulmonary veins carries blood | From the lungs to the L Atrium |
Vasoconstrictor | Constricts BVs |
Lub dub sounds are C/B | Closure of the valves |
Largest artery in the body | Aorta |
Outermost layer of a vein or artery | Tunica Adventitia |
Capillaries only have 1 layer called | Tunica Intima |
Route of blood flow thru the liver | Hepatic Portal Circulation |
Where is BP highest? | In Arteries |
Blood clot attached to the interior wall of the artery or vein | Thrombus |
To stop or control bleeding | Hemostasis |
Arteries divide into | Arterioles |
Pulse can be taken in all of the following arteries EXCEPT | Brachiocephalic (Radial, Popliteal, Femoral can be) |
Layer that's thicker in arteries | Tunica Media |
Blood Poisoning AKA | Septicemia |
If a Pt has a pressure of 120/80 which is Diastolic Pressure | The bottom number, 80 |
A localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the artery | Aneurysm |
Condition that occurs when thrombus is attached to a wall of a deep vein | DVT |
As the cuff gets inflated | the arterial flow will stop |
The Stethoscope is placed | Over the Brachial |
A stethoscope IS | Needed to take a normal BP |
If phase 1 and 2 are missed, what phase can be improperly recorded as systolic | Phase 3 |
Breathing is always | INvoluntary |
Normal BP reading for adults | 120/80 |
What is heard d phase 2 of BP reading | Soft swishing sounds |
Normal BP reading for children | 100/65 |
During a carotid endartectomy, what vessel layer is removed along with the plaque | Tunica Intima |
Normal BP reading for infants | 51/27 |
The fogarty catheter is used to | Treat an arterial embolism |
Vein responsible for draining the spleen | Splenic |
Vein responsible for draining tissues of the small intestines | Superior Mesenteric |
Drug given to strengthen the contraction of the hrt muscle | Digitalis |
T/Few - Collection of fatty and other substances on the inner lining of arteries, forming plaques, which progressively occlude the passageways, obstruction of the flow of blood is known as Arteriomas | FALSE - It's Artherosclerosis |
Ultrasonic device used to magnify the sound of blood moving through peripheral arteries and veins | Doppler Probe |