Chater 31
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absence or cessation of breathing | Apnea
🗑
|
||||
| Abnormality or irregularity in the heart rhythm | Arrhythmia
🗑
|
||||
| Thickening, decreased elasticity, and calcification of arterial walls | Ateriosclerosis
🗑
|
||||
| Term used to describe a pulse that feels full because of increased power of cardiac contraction or as a result of increased blood volume | Bounding
🗑
|
||||
| Slow heartbeat; Pulse below 60 BPM | Bradycardia
🗑
|
||||
| Ear wax | Cerumen
🗑
|
||||
| Slow respirations | Bradypnea
🗑
|
||||
| Diminished lung capacity; Irreversible | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
🗑
|
||||
| Rhythm pattern of activity or behavior that follows a day-night cycle | Diurnal
🗑
|
||||
| Difficult or painful breathing | Dyspnea
🗑
|
||||
| Elevated BP of unknown cause or apparent reason sometimes called primary hypertension | Essential Hypertension
🗑
|
||||
| Elevated temperature | Febrile
🗑
|
||||
| Body's function in balance | Homeostasis
🗑
|
||||
| Increase in depth of breathing | Hyperpnea
🗑
|
||||
| High BP | Hypertension
🗑
|
||||
| Prolonged and deep breathing | Hyperventilation
🗑
|
||||
| BP that is below normal | Hypotension
🗑
|
||||
| Pulse that skips beats | Intermittent Pulse
🗑
|
||||
| When an individual has to sit or stand to breathe comfortably | Orthopnea
🗑
|
||||
| Temporary fall in BP when a person quickly changes from a recumbent position to a standing position | Orthostatic (postural) Hypotension
🗑
|
||||
| Inflammation or infection or the external auditory canal (Swimmer's Ear) | Otitis Externa
🗑
|
||||
| The area outside of or away from an organ or structure | Peripheral
🗑
|
||||
| Condition in which the radial pulse is less than the apical pulse; May indicate a peripheral vascular abnormality | Pulse Deficit
🗑
|
||||
| Difference between systolic and diastolic BP | Pulse pressure
🗑
|
||||
| Febrile or fever | Pyrexia
🗑
|
||||
| Abnormal crackling breath sound during inspiration | Rales
🗑
|
||||
| Abnormal rumbling sound on expiration | Rhonchi
🗑
|
||||
| Elevated BP resulting from another condition (kidney disease) | Secondary Hypertension
🗑
|
||||
| Irregular heartbeat that originates in the sinoatrial node (pacemaker) | Sinus Arrhythmia
🗑
|
||||
| Instrument that measures the volume of air inhaled and exhaled | Spirometer
🗑
|
||||
| Snoring sound | Stertorous
🗑
|
||||
| Fainting | Syncope
🗑
|
||||
| Rapid heart rate (over 100 BPM) | Tachycardia
🗑
|
||||
| Rapid shallow respiration | Tachypnea
🗑
|
||||
| Describes a pulse that is scarcely perceptible | Thread
🗑
|
||||
| High pitched sound on expiration | Wheezing
🗑
|
||||
| Varies with age of the PT | Pulse rate
🗑
|
||||
| Reflects the strength of the heart when it contracts | Pulse Volume
🗑
|
||||
| Narrow the lumen of the blood vessels, which can increase BP | Arterial Plaques
🗑
|
||||
| Increases the risk of arteriosclerosis, which increases BP | Aging
🗑
|
||||
| Pt. can ____ if the BP drops suddenly due to quickly changing position | Faint
🗑
|
||||
| ____ is the top number | Systolic
🗑
|
||||
| ____ is the bottom number | Diastolic
🗑
|
||||
| Caffeine is a _____, May cause temporary change in VS | Stimulant
🗑
|
||||
| Trapped air in the cuff's bladder between readings may cause an ________ in the BP reading | Artificial Increase
🗑
|
||||
| To convert pounds (lbs) to Kilograms (kg), multiply the number of lbs by ____, or divide by 2.2 | 0.45
🗑
|
||||
| To convert Kg to Lbs ____ the number of Kg by 2.2 | Multiply
🗑
|
||||
| Pt. with diabetes must have their weight monitored so that the _______ of their treatment can be determined | Effectiveness
🗑
|
||||
| Used only in pediatric Pt. | Stethoscope Bell
🗑
|
||||
| You do not need gloves to take a _____ | Temperature
🗑
|
||||
| Any item that comes into contact with a potentially infectious waste must be disposed of in a | Bio-Hazardous Waste Container
🗑
|
||||
| ____ temporarily increases VS | Smoking cigarettes
🗑
|
||||
| ____ rhythm affects VS | Diurnal
🗑
|
||||
| Newborns tend to have ____ normal ranges for body temp | Lower
🗑
|
||||
| In healthy Pt. the ______ the Pt. the faster the heart rate | Younger
🗑
|
||||
| ____ can have a healthy pulse rate under 60 BPM because of the increased strength of the Myocardium | Athletes
🗑
|
||||
| The most accurate method of recording pulse is the ____ second apical pulse measurement | 60
🗑
|
||||
| Exchange of gases at the cellular level | Internal Respiration
🗑
|
||||
| Controlled in the brain's respiratory center | Respiratory Homeostasis
🗑
|
||||
| The MA should try to observe the Pt's breathing without the persons knowledge because the breathing rate can be _____ voluntarily | Altered
🗑
|
||||
| A _____ is a complete heartbeat | Cardiac Cycle
🗑
|
||||
| Refers to the level of the thickness of the blood | Viscosity
🗑
|
||||
| _____ causes an increase in the body temperature because of the energy being released | Shivering
🗑
|
||||
| Temporal artery temperature and rectal methods provide the _________ reflection of core infant temperatures | Most Accurate
🗑
|
||||
| Average adult pulse rate is ____ BPM | 80
🗑
|
||||
| Artery should be placed at the same level or lower than the ____ to obtain the most accurate BP reading | Heart
🗑
|
||||
| ____ is a significant factor when weighing a Pt. | Privacy
🗑
|
||||
| _____ pulses are heard through a stethoscope | Apical
🗑
|
||||
| ____ pulse is felt at the wrist | Radial
🗑
|
||||
| _____ pulses are located at the side of the head at eye level | Temporal
🗑
|
||||
| ______ pulses are palpated behind the knees | Popliteal
🗑
|
||||
| ______ pulses are located on either side of the thyroid gland in the throat | Carotid
🗑
|
||||
| ____ pulses are palpated across the arch of the foot | Pedal
🗑
|
||||
| The ____ pulse is found at the crevice of the elbow | Brachial
🗑
|
||||
| Can occur with anxiety | Tachycardia
🗑
|
||||
| Conditioned athletes have a ____ resting pulse | Slower
🗑
|
||||
| _____ temperature is a safe and efficient method of taking the temperature of older children and adults | Aural
🗑
|
||||
| ____ is the difference in the systolic and diastolic reading | Pulse Pressure
🗑
|
||||
| You should take BP over the ______ artery in the antecubital space | Brachial
🗑
|
||||
| Measures BP | Sphygmomanometer
🗑
|
||||
| _______ the apical pulse is the most accurate method of measuring the pulse of an infant | Auscultating
🗑
|
||||
| One respiration happens every __ pulse beats | 4
🗑
|
||||
| _______ temperature is a reliable method if the Pt. cannot hold their mouth open | Tympanic
🗑
|
||||
| The bluish discoloration of the tissues due to lack of oxygen | Cyanosis
🗑
|
||||
| _____ of hypertension include nose bleeds, headache, dizziness, and chest pain | Complications
🗑
|
||||
| ______ fever comes and goes fluctuating between normal and elevated | Intermittent
🗑
|
||||
| ____ is given for a fever | Tylonal
🗑
|
||||
| Management of high BP is more aggressive in Pt. with diabetes and/or kidney disease to prevent further _____ | Complications
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
meganhussey18
Popular Miscellaneous sets