Clinicals: Chapter 23

Question 1

tachycardia is common cardiac __

Answer 1

arrythmia

Question 2

the fold of mucous membrane under the tongue is known as the __

Answer 2

frenulum

Question 3

in medical directional terms, away from the center of the body is referred to as __

Answer 3

peripheral

Question 4

when a patient’s heart rate is above 100 bpm, it is called __

Answer 4

tachycardia

Question 5

a pattern of breathing that starts with a long period of apnea followed by increasing depth and rate of respiration is called __ respiration

Answer 5

cheyne-stokes

Question 6

another term used when describing an elevated body temperature is __

Answer 6

pyrexia

Question 7

it is common for children who have aspirated a foreign body to have __ on inspiration

Answer 7

stridor

Question 8

a form of arteriosclerosis marked by calcium deposits in the arterial lining

Answer 8

atherosclerosis

Question 9

pertaining to the apex of the heart

Answer 9

apical

Question 10

abnormal bubbling or crackling sounds heard by auscultation during inspiration

Answer 10

rales

Question 11

initial measurement against which future measurements are compared

Answer 11

baseline

Question 12

one component of blood pressure measurement that represents the lowest amount of pressure exerted upon the arteries during the cardiac cycle

Answer 12

diastole

Question 13

having a fever

Answer 13

febrile

Question 14

deviation from the normal patter or rhythm of the heartbeat

Answer 14

arrhythmia

Question 15

difficulty breathing in any other position than upright

Answer 15

orthopnea

Question 16

does not touch the baseline and remains above normal

Answer 16

remittent fever

Question 17

elevated for several hours and drops back to normal

Answer 17

intermittent fever