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