Question | Answer |
heart rate consistently above normal | tachycardia |
pressure at its lowest when the heart is relaxed | diastolic pressure |
beat of the heart as felt thru the walls of the arteries | pulse |
pertaining to a fever;feverish | febrile |
process of breathing; inspiration/expiration of air involving muscles of chest/abdomen | respiration |
difference between systolic & diastolic pressure | pulse pressure |
fever that alternately rises and drops, has no interval of normal temperature | remittent fever |
force the blood exerts against an artery wall as the heart beats | blood pressure |
uneven intervals between pulses | arrhythmia |
record of electrical activity of the heart | electrocardiogram |
difference between pulse counts taken at the radial & apical pulse sites | pulse deficit |
abnormally slow heart rate | bradycardia |
fever that alternates between elevated, normal or subnormal temperatures | intermittent fever |
below normal body temperature | hypothermia |
common symptom of all fevers | excellerated pulse |
pulse is the throbbing caused by the regular contraction/expansion of | arteries |
normal body temperature | 98.6 |
high blood pressure is called | hypertension |
normal pulse rates vary according to | sex,age & altitude |
normal blood pressure for an adult | 120/80 |
soft blowing/rasping sounds heard during systole/diastole due to bad valves,aneurysms | murmur |
critera used when assessing pulse/respiration rates | rate,rythm & quality (all of the above) |
alternating cycles of hyperpnea/apnea often seen in critically ill/unconscious pts | cheyne-stokes |
increased CO2 & decreased O2 in the body as a result of some interference w/respiration | asphyxia |
decreased amount of O2 reaching the body cells | hypoxia |
lack of O2/absence of O2 | anoxia |
painful,difficult & labored breathing | dyspnea |
refers to ordinary quiet respirations made w/out effort | eupnea |
any tissue,fluid or foreign body removed from a pt | specimen |
an aqueous solution of 37% formaldehyde w/methanol added, used to preserve specimens | formalin |
which are kinds of specimens | all of the above |
designated room/area where pts wait prior to going into the OR | preoperative holding area |
pts entering the hospital the morning of surgery | a.m. admissions |
assisting pts & their families w/their need for information & assistance in coping w/the surgical experience | patient advocate |
surgical care performed w/out overnight hospitalization | ambulatory surgery |
purpose of the preoperative routine | all of the above |
jewelry/prosthetic devices | must be removed from pt |
hairpins are removed to prevent | scalp burns/injury |
used for most pediatric pts under 5 | cribs |
may be used for pts who will have local or no anesthesia, pts w/cast changes | wheelchair |
what are the responsibilites of the circulator when admitting pt to the OR | all of the above |
the stretcher is pushed from | head |
who is responsible for obtaining the surgical consent | surgeon |
purpose of the operative consent form | all of the above |
care of the specimen is regulated by hospital policy and | Joint committee of hospital accreditation |
when caring for a specimen, the ST should never place it on | a counted sponge |