tapping or striking the body usually with fingers or small hammer to determine size and density of the underlying organ or tissue
Repolorization
when the heart relaxes
Depolorization
when the heart contracts
When taking a patients temperature which site would have a least accurate reading ?
Axillary
Rectal temperatures should not be taking on the following patients
patients with heart disease
patients with diarrhea
patients with rectal disease or disorder
patients who has had rectal surgery
what is the heart influenced by?
autonomic nervous system
septum
wall of the heart that seperates the right and left side
Most accurate site for taking a pulse?
apical pulse. taken over the apex of the heart with a stethoscope.
used on infants , children, and pt with irregular heart rate
What can cause false BP reading
wrong size BP cuff
arm is not positioned at heart level
cuff is not completely deflated before use
cuff deflated too fast
improper cuff placement
cuff is re-inflated during procedure
defective equipment
