Intro To Vitals/ Instruments Flashcards
do you wash your hands before or after you put on gloves?
BOTH
you don’t have to put on gloves unless you see the pt has what?
diarrhea, body fluid, blood
when you percuss, what are you listening to hear?
air, fluid, or solid underneath the surface
when you use the ophthalmoscope, what reflexes are you looking for in the eye?
red reflex and pupillary light reflex (direct and consensual)
how do you pull the ear of a child <12 months old when you want to look in their ear?
down and back
how do you pull the ear of someone >12 months when you want to look in their ear?
up and back
what instrument tests hearing and vibratory sense?
tuning fork
what are the three upper extremity deep tendon reflexes?
biceps, triceps, brachioradialis
if a pt has normal reflexes, what number would you verbalize?
2 (out of 4)
four vital signs?
blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, pain (considered 5th vital sign sometimes)
when the sound of blood pulsing stops when you’re checking blood pressure, what is that number called?
diastolic BP
what should a pt avoid at least 30 mins before measuring BP?
smoking, caffeine, exercise
you’re taking BP. if the pt’s brachial artery is below the heart, what kind of BP reading will you get?
falsely high
whats the ausculatory gap?
period of diminished/absent Korotkoff sounds during manual measurement of BP
what kind of false reading can you get with an ausculatory gap?
low systolic BP; high diastolic BP
