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Certification Exam Test

Enter the letter for the matching Definition
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epicardium
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right atrium
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bradycardia
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Auscultation
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Repolorization
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What can cause false BP reading
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mitral (bicuspid) valve
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Normal pulse rate for an adult? Normal heart rate for infants
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Anthropometric measurements
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pulmonary arteries
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Oral temperature are not taken in the following patients
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Automaticity
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Apnea
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When taking a patients temperature which site would have a least accurate reading ?
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Most accurate site for taking a pulse?
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Remittent Fever
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Palpation
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What is body body temperature?
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Contractility
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hypernea
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listening to sounds produced by internal organs such as heart, lungs and abdomen
B.
outermost layer of the heart(also the inner layer of the pericardium)
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temporary or complete absence of breathing
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slow heart rate less than 60bpm
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receives deoxygenated blood returning from the body via super vena cava ( carries blood from the upper body) and the inferior vena cava (carries blood from lower part of the body)
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60-100 bpm
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apical pulse. taken over the apex of the heart with a stethoscope. used on infants , children, and pt with irregular heart rate
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height, weight, bmi waist to hip ratio, percentage of body fat (adults) head circumference , length, height, weight, weight for length (infants, children, and adolescents)
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use the sense of touch to determine the characteristics of an organ system
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located between left atrium and left ventricle
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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
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Axillary
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abnormal increase in the depth and rate of breathing
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fluctuating fever that remains elevated. it does not return to baseline temperature
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infants and children less than 6 years old Patients who had surgery of facial neck nose or mouth injury Patients recieving oxygen those with nasogastric tubes patients with convulsive seizures hemiplegic patients patient with altered mental status
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the only arteries in the body that carries deoxygenated blood
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the ability of the cardiac pacemaker cells to spontaneously initiate their own electrical impulse sites that have these impulses include SA node AV junction, purkinji fibers
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the ability of the cardiac cells to shorten and cause cardiac muscle contraction in response to an electrical stimulus. can be enhanced with certain meds like dopamine,epinephrine and digitalis
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a balance between heat production and heat loss in conjunction with each other
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when the heart relaxes
Type the Term that corresponds to the displayed Definition.
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tapping or striking the body usually with fingers or small hammer to determine size and density of the underlying organ or tissue
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increased amount of air entering the lungs
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sac in which the heart is contained. serous fluid found in the sac prevents friction as the heart beats
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use of observation to detect significant physical features or objective data such as general apperance state of nutrition body habitus symmetry posture and gait (manner of walking) Speech
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Use positioning
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fast heart rate of more than 100bpm
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when the heart contracts
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Use positioning
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the only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood
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fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline then rises again

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