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ECG Final Exam Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of vital signs?

A

They provide data to determine a person’s state of health.

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2
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What are the vital signs?

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Pulse rate, respiration, body temperature.

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3
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Why might vital signs be ordered?

A
  • For routine patient workup
  • For complaints of respiratory problems
  • Variations in vital signs
  • Significant changes in vital signs
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4
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What are the different methods of checking body temperature?

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Mouth, rectum, armpit, ear, forehead

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5
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What are the 4 common types of thermometers?

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  1. Electronic
  2. Tympanic membrane thermometer
  3. Temporal artery thermometer
  4. Chemical thermometer
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6
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How is body temperature regulated?

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  • Maintained by hypothalamus
  • Voluntary/Involuntary muscle contractions
  • Heat loss thru urine, feces, water-radiation…
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7
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Define hyperpyrexia

A

Body temperature of more than 41 degrees Celsius and more than 43 degrees Celsius (fatal)

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8
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Define hypothermia

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Body temperature of less than 35 degrees Celsius

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9
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What common sites are used to take the pulse?

A

Radial site

Apical site

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10
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What causes the pulse

A

Blood pumped from the left ventricle which then travels from the aorta through the walls of the arterial system

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11
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What is the unit of measurement for the pulse?

A

beats/minute

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12
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Define pulse rhythm

A

time interval between heartbeats

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13
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Define normal rhythm

A

same interval between beats

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14
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Define dysrhythmia

A

irregular beats

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15
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Define thready pulse

A

blood volume decreases

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16
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define inhalation

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causes air containing O2 to move into the lungs

17
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define exhalation

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causes air containing CO2 to be expelled

18
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define external respiration

A

exchange of O2 and CO2 between alveoli and blood

19
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define internal respiration

A

exchange of O2 and CO2 between body cells and blood

20
Q

What is normal adult range for respiration

A

12-20 respiration per minute

21
Q

define eupnea

A

normal respiration

22
Q

define hyperpnea

A

abnormal increase in rate and depth - very deep, rapid and labored breathing

23
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define hypopnea

A

abnormal decrease in rate and depth

24
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define orhopnea

A

condition in which breathing is easier in a sitting/standing position

25
Q

define systole

A

when the ventricles contract

26
Q

What is systolic pressure

A

point of highest pressure on arterial walls

27
Q

define diastole

A

when the heart relaxes between contractions

28
Q

What is diastolic pressure?

A

point of lesser pressure on arterial walls

29
Q

How is BP measured?

A

mmHg (millimeters of mercury)

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