chapter 23

Question 1

Which of the following means “slow breathing”?

Answer 1

Bradypnea

Question 2

Which of the following is the meaning of “dyspnea”?

Answer 2

labored breathing

Question 3

Which of the following describes the pulse rate of a well conditioned athlete?

Answer 3

slower than normal

Question 4

What pulse location is used during an emergency?

Answer 4

carotid

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the effect on a blood pressure if the cuff is too large.

Answer 5

artificially lower reading

Question 6

Which of the following readings would indicate the patient is hypertensive?

Answer 6

160/100

Question 7

Which of the following is the average normal adult rate of respiration?

Answer 7

14-20

Question 8

Which of the following may result in inaccurate readings when using a tympanic thermometer?

Answer 8

impacted cerumen

Question 9

Which of the following vital signs is not in the normal range for adults?

Answer 9

R- 12-16/min

Question 10

Which of the following terms is used to denote the pressure exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac contraction?

Answer 10

Systole

Question 11

Which pulse site is the most commonly used for obtaining a pulse rate?

Answer 11

Radial

Question 12

Which of the following is a term for a pulse rate greater than 100 beats per minute?

Answer 12

tachycardia

Question 13

What part of the brain monitors blood temperature?

Answer 13

hypothalmus

Question 14

Which of the following is the average range of a normal adult diastolic pressure?

Answer 14

60-80mmHg

Question 15

Which of the following best describes a pulse rate with bradycardia?

Answer 15

40 bpm

Question 16

Which of the following arteries is most commonly used to measure blood pressure?

Answer 16

brachial

Question 17

What type of thermometer is used to measure the temperature of the skin surface over an artery?

Answer 17

temporal

Question 18

heat loss from the skin to surrounding cooler environments :

Answer 18

radiation

Question 19

heat loss through normal body functions such as respiration :

Answer 19

elimination

Question 20

heat loss through the skin to surrounding cooler objects such as clothing :

Answer 20

conduction

Question 21

heat loss from the skin through air currents passing over it, such as a fan :

Answer 21

convection

Question 22

Tachycardia is a common cardiac _______________.

Answer 22

arrhythmia

Question 23

A pattern of breathing that start with a long period of apnea followed by increasing depth and rate of respiration is called_____________________________respiration.

Answer 23

Cheyne-Stokes

Question 24

Initial measurement against which future measurements are compared :

Answer 24

baseline

Question 25

In the BP 125/80 - 125 is the ______number :

Answer 25

systolic

Question 26

150/90 :

Answer 26

hypertension

Question 27

Difficulty breathing in any other position than upright :

Answer 27

orthopnea

Question 28

T- 101.5 :

Answer 28

pyrexia

Question 29

A form of arteriosclerosis with a build up of plaque in the arterial lining :

Answer 29

atherosclerosis