Class 2 - Vital Signs and Physical Assessment

Question 1

Cardiac Output

Answer 1

volume of blood ejected by the heart per minute - HR x SV

Question 2

Waist-to-Hip Ratio

Answer 2

used to measure for diseases one may at be risk for

Question 3

febrile

Answer 3

fever

Question 4

pulse deficit

Answer 4

HR > Pulse

Question 5

hypoxia

Answer 5

low O2 levels in the blood

Question 6

routine precautions

Answer 6

hand hygiene, clean gloves, eye protection, donning a gown

Question 7

Preload

Answer 7

Pressure exerted onto the ventricles as the heart begins to fill with blood

Question 8

Tachycardia

Answer 8

fast heartbeat, >100BPM

Question 9

Manual BP Unit

Answer 9

2 mmhg - BP cuff

Question 10

Cyanosis

Answer 10

blue tinge to skin

Question 11

Bradypnea

Answer 11

shallow breathing

Question 12

Murmur

Answer 12

turbulent flow of blood across the heart valves

Question 13

Afterload

Answer 13

pressure needed

Question 14

Bradycardia

Answer 14

low heart beat, <60 BPM

Question 15

Hyperthermia

Answer 15

high temperature

Question 16

Droplet Precautions

Answer 16

sneezing, coughing

Question 17

Hypercapnia

Answer 17

too much CO2 in the bloodstream

Question 18

Homeostasis

Answer 18

maintaining a relatively stable internal environment despite changes to the external environment

Question 19

pyrexia

Answer 19

fever

Question 20

non-invasive blood pressure

Answer 20

blood pressure outside the body

Question 21

Automated Blood Pressure

Answer 21

automatically does it through a machine - 1mmhg

Question 22

Crackles (fine, coarse)

Answer 22

high-pitched fine, short, interrupted crackling sounds heard during the end of inspiration, not cleared with coughing

Question 23

Dyspnea

Answer 23

shortness of breath

Question 24

Allostasis

Answer 24

adapting to the internal and external changes that occur to our body

Question 25

Invasive Blood Pressure

Answer 25

inside the body - requires a monitor

Question 26

Auscultatory Gap

Answer 26

abnormal, could be a sign of hypertension - is when there is no “sound” after the first korotkoff sound

Question 27

Air Hunger

Answer 27

sensation of not having enough oxygen - gasping

Question 28

Vesicular Breath Sounds

Answer 28

soft, quiet sound - heard in the lungs

Question 29

Wheezes

Answer 29

high-pitched, continuous musical sounds

Question 30

Rhonci

Answer 30

loud, low-pitched rumbling coarse sounds heard during inspiration or expiration

Question 31

Stridor Rubs

Answer 31

grating sound heard during inspiration or expiration

Question 32

Airborne Precautions

Answer 32

wear a mask, eye protection, gloves, proper hand washing

Question 33

Hemodynamics

Answer 33

perfusion of oxygen in the body - determined by HR, BP, and gas-exchange

Question 34

Pulse

Answer 34

reflects systole, contractility, and stroke volume

Question 35

Mean Arterial Pressure

Answer 35

pressure regulated by the body - average BP through the cardiac cycle

Question 36

Short of Breath

Answer 36

dyspnea

Question 37

S1

Answer 37

LUB; mitral and tricuspid valves closing

Question 38

S2

Answer 38

DUB; aortic and pulmonary valves closing

Question 39

S3

Answer 39

rapid ventricular filling

Question 40

S4

Answer 40

atria contract to enhance ventricular filling

Question 41

Crackles (Coarse)

Answer 41

loud, bubbly sounds heard during inspiration, not cleared with coughing