Ch 30 Test Review
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| True or False: When taking a patient's temperature, you must indicate in the chart the location that it was taken (o = orally, T = tympanic, A = axillary) | show 🗑
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| show | increased
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| True or False: The volume of the pulse refers to the length of time between each beat. | show 🗑
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| show | in the ear.
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| show | True
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| show | It shares the blood supply that reaches the hypothalamus, which is the brain's temperature regulator.
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| show | True
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| What does the hypothalamus do? | show 🗑
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| show | Because it record the temperature of the blood that is closest to the hypothalamus and therefore reflects a true measure of the core body temperature.
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| show | tympanic temperature
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| show | 1 min
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| Define Rales | show 🗑
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| True or False: Febrile refers to a decreased body temperature. | show 🗑
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| True or False: It is unusual for an infant to develop febrile illnesses during the first 3 months of life. | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| True or False: The volume of the pulse refers to the length of time between each beat | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| show | True
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| True or False: A palpated blood pressure of 60/P indicates the diastolic reading is 60. | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | False
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| show | False
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| True or False: Patients with diabetes do not need to be weighed at every visit. | show 🗑
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| What would be considered normal pulse for an average-sized 37-year-old patient in good health? | show 🗑
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| show | below or at the same level
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| show | that the hypertension is associated with another disease
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| show | place the scale in a private area of the office
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| show | Systolic
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| show | Apical
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| Which of the following pulses is palpated on the wrist? | show 🗑
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| show | Temporal
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| show | Popliteal
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| Which of the following pulses is palpated behind the ankle? | show 🗑
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| show | Dorsalis Pedis
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| Which of the following pulses is palpated above the elbow? | show 🗑
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| If a patient is anxious, the medical assistant would expect the pulse to be? | show 🗑
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| If a patient is a marathon runner, you expect the resting pulse to be? | show 🗑
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| When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the last tapping sound is the _____ pressure. | show 🗑
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| Aural temperatures are recommended when possible because? | show 🗑
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| show | febrile
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| show | rhonchi
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| show | apnea
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| show | Essential or primary
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| show | dyspnea
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| show | hypotension
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| show | bradypnea
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| _________ hypotension occurs when a patient has a sudden drop in blood pressure after rapidly changing positions from lying to standing. | show 🗑
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| A ______________ us an instrument that measures the volume of inhaled and exhaled air | show 🗑
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| The medical term for fainting is ___________? | show 🗑
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| show | orthopnea
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| An elderly patient who has a pulse that is scarcely perceptible is said to have a _________ pulse. | show 🗑
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| The medical term for ear wax is ___________? | show 🗑
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| show | secondary
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| Discuss the OSHA guidelines for taking vital signs. | show 🗑
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| Discuss the OSHA guidelines for taking vital signs. | show 🗑
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| show | 6. Dispose of all contaminated material, including thermometer covers, gloves, and disinfectant swabs, in the proper biohazard waste containers.
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