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Patient Care/vital Signs & Oxygen Flashcards

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Qualified to use x-rays or radioactive substances to produce images of the body

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Radiologic technologist

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Specializes in the use of x-ray to create image of the body

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Radiographer

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Doctor, physician that interprets images

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Radiologist

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Includes all health related disciplines except nursing and doctors

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Allied health

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Responsibilities of the radiographer are what?

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1) COMMUNICATION!!!
2) perform radiographic exams
3) assist with radiologist
4) promote health

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Responsibilities of health care facility are?

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1) caring for the ill and trauma patients
2) promoting health (keep everyone safe)
3) prevent diseases
4) education to the public, employees etc
5) research (must be up to date)

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Voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an institution that meets specified standards

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Accreditation

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8
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How long is JCAHO’s standards meet up until?

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3 years, then must be re newed

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What does JCAHO have the ability to do?

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To put places on probation or will grant them accreditation

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Process through which an agency grants recognition to individual on demonstration of skills?

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Certification

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Is certification governmental or non-governmental?

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Non-governmental

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Who gives us our certification?

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ARRT (American registry of radiologic technologist

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13
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Provides proof of certification from appropriate organization and gives permission for physicians to take certain LRT initials

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Licensure

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Is your license granted but the state?

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Yes, so it’s governmental

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ASRT

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American society of radiologic technologist

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AHRA

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American healthcare radiology administrators

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AERS

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Association of educators in radiological sciences

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What came about it 1920’s that fight for our rights of Rad Techs in Washington?

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ASRT

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ISRRT

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International society of radiographers and radiologic technologists

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ABR

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American board of radiology (for your boards)

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ACR

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American college of radiology

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AMA

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American medial associations (promotes all aspects of medicine)

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Vocabulary, clarity of voice, appropriate level of convo…

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Verbal communication

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24
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Music of language

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Paralanguage

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Paralanguage, tone of voice, pitch, accent. Volume, body language, touch, professional appearance and facial expressions are all examples of what?

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Non-verbal communication

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26
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Infants age range and how to care for them professionally

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0-1

Hold close to u with soothing voice

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Toddler?

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1-3

Use simples terms and demonstrate what u need from them

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Preschool?

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3-5

Must see or hear something to understand, usually say their going to play a game

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29
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School children?

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5-10

Speak logically

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Adolescents

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10-25

Use body awareness and modesty

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Young adults

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25-45

Adult level convo

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Middle age

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45-65

Comfortable with life

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Mature

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65+

Don’t consider themselves old, but middle age their mind says yes but body says no

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Geriatrics

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Study of aging and disease do elderly

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What are the stages u go through during the ill process?

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1) denial and isolation
2) anger
3) bargaining
4) depression
5) acceptance

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36
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Area of complaint is known as

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Localization

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37
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Time element of questions or history, duration or frequency and course of system is

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Chronology

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38
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Describes characteristics of symptoms is 

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Quality

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39
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Intensity quantity or extensiveness is what

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Severity

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40
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What was the patient doing at this time when it happened

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Onset

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41
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Anything that changes the condition

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Aggravating or alleviating factors

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42
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The symptoms are commonly associated with each other

Ex) vomiting and nausea

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Associated manifestations

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43
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The branch of science that applies to law of physics to living things

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Bio mechanics

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44
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What is the foundation on which a body rest where it makes u more stable and stronger

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Base of support

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45
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Second sacral segment (S2) is what

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Center of gravity

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46
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What is stability the greatest?

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When your center of gravity is over the base of your support

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47
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Mobility muscles (for lifting) 
Ex) biceps, triceps, etc
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White muscles

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48
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Stability (for support)

Ex) tourso, abs, back

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Red muscles

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49
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What is drop in blood pressure when a person becomes lightheaded after standing up too quickly

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Orthostatic hypotension

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50
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Ambulatory means what

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Patient can walk

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51
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Non-ambulatory means what

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Patient can not walk and u always be on guard no matter what

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52
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What are some techniques for wheelchair transfer

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1) standby assist
2) assisted standing pivot
3) 2 person lift
4) hydronic (hoyer) lift

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53
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A logroll technique is used to suspect what and u must check what when doing this technique?

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Suspected spinal injury and must check the back

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54
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This is the most effective means of reducing motion to avoid repeats

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Communication

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55
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What is the relation of harmony and accord between two people to make connections with patients so they feel more comfortable with you?

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Establishing rapport

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56
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Relative constancy and internal environment of body it’s “our normal”

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Homeostasis

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57
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What is homeostasis naturally maintained by?

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Adaptive responses

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58
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Heartbeat, blood pressure, body temp, respiratory rate and electrolyte balance are what?

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Primary mechanisms to maintain

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59
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Assessment of patient’s mental alertness

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Sensorium

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60
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Measurement of degrees of heat of deep tissue of body normal= 98.6

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Body temp

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61
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thermometer under the tongue and how long does it take

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Oral

20sec- 3 min

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Tool used Between the upper arms and torso to get temp and how long does it take

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Axillary

5-10 min

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63
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Tool used to capture temperature in the ear and how long does it take

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Tympanic

3 seconds

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64
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Tool used that goes ”up the butt” to capture body temperature and a long does it take

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Rectal

2 1/2-5 min

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65
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Bodies maintenance of heat production and he lost

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Thermoregulation

66
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Sweating

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Diaphoresis

67
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What is it when the oral temperature is higher than 99.9 degrees F?

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Hyperthermia

68
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Fever means what

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Febrile

69
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What is it called when the body temperature falls below normal and it can be medically induced?

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Hypothermia

70
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With the body which is hypothermia and can’t be medically induced it does what to the body?

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Reduces the body’s need for oxygen and slows everything down

71
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What is the response for delivering oxygen to tissues and eliminating carbon dioxide?

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Respiratory rate

72
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How do you properly calculate or measure the respiratory rate?

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By the inspiration and expiration (inhale and exhale= 1 )

73
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Number of breaths per minute

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Rate

30 sec & 2x the #

74
Q

Shallow, normal, deep breathing

A

Depth

75
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Irregular or regular is considered what?

Ex) in, out, in, out =regular

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Pattern

76
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How many breaths per minute is healthy?

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12-20 breaths

77
Q

What is it called when respiratory rates are greater than 20 breathes per min for an adult?

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Tachypnea

78
Q

Anxiety, pain, fever, affection, heart failure, or chest trauma are caused for what abnormalities?

A

Tachypnea

79
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What is the slow respiratory rate lower than 12 breaths per minute for an adult that is that normal?

A

Bradypnea

80
Q

Head trauma, medications, drug overdoses. And hypothermia are causes of what abnormality?

A

Bradypnea

81
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Difficult or labored breathing

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Dyspnea

82
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Absence of breathing, stop breathing

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Apnea

83
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What is an advantage pressure wave in an artery? And measures how often your heart beats within a min

A

Pulse

84
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How many beats per minute should you have when taking your pulse?

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60-100 beats/min

70-120 beats/min for children under 10

85
Q

What are the five sites to find the pulse rate on a patient?

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1) Radial artery
2) Brachial artery
3) Carotid artery
4) Femoral artery
5) apical

86
Q

How do you find the pulse of a patient when using the radial artery

A

You find it on the lateral side of the body (thumb side of the radius)

87
Q

When using the brachial artery to find a pulse rate of a patient where or how are the body can you find this

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Elbow (anti-cubital fossa) for adults, upper arm for children

88
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When using the carotid artery to find a pulse on a patient where is that located

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The neck

89
Q

When using the for moral artery to find a pulse rate on a patient where can you find that

A

“Groin” can be used during cardiac arrest

90
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When using the apical site on a patient to find the pulse rate, where do u find this?

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The cheat (must use stethoscope)

91
Q

What are electrodes placed on chest that measures the electrical activity of heart called?

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Electrocardiograms (ECG)

92
Q

What is it called when a catheter is inserted in an artery

A

Arterial line

93
Q

What is it one light committed probe, measures pulse and oxygen levels and pulse rate that is non-evasive and can be placed on a finger, toe or earlobe?

A

Pulse oximeters

94
Q

Increased heart rate is called what

A

Tachycardia

95
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Fever, respiratory disorders, CHF (congestive heart failure), anemia, shock, hypoxia (Love O2 levels in blood), pain, fear, anxiety, meds and anger all causes what abnormality?

A

Tachycardia

96
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What abnormality decrease his heart rate?

A

Bradycardia

97
Q

Hypothermia, pain, and people who are physically in shape all are causes of what abnormality?

A

Bradycardia

98
Q

What is the measure of force exerted by blood on an arterial wall called?

A

Blood pressure

99
Q

What is the peak action the pumping of the heart pressure on arterial wall, that causes contractions of the heart…. systolic or diastolic pressure?

A

Systolic

100
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What is a constant relaxation pressure of the heart, when the heart is relaxed… is it systolic or diastolic pressure?

A

Diastolic pressure

101
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What is the normal systolic pressure number?

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95-140 mmHg

102
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What is the normal diastolic pressure numbers?

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60-90 mmHg

103
Q

What abnormality is it when the blood pressure is above 140/90 mmHg?

A

Hypertension

104
Q

Smoking, medications, obesity, stress are all contributing factors that cause what abnormality?

A

Hypertension

105
Q

Which abnormally is it when blood

Pressure is less than 95/60 mmHg?

A

Hypotension

106
Q

Heat exhaustion, major trauma and blood loss are all contributing factors of what abnormality?

A

Hypotension

107
Q

To maintain adequate tissue oxygenation while minimizing cardio pulmonary work is the goal of what?

A

Oxygen therapy

108
Q

True or false

it is Ok to remove someone who is on oxygen

A

False

109
Q

How much oxygen should be maintained in the body to maintain homeostasis?

A

21%

110
Q

What is it called when their amount inadequately of oxygen at the cellular level (tissue level) in the body?

A

Hypoxia

111
Q

What is it called when there’s a decreased oxygen concentration in the blood?

A

Hypoxemia

112
Q

For a wheelchair transfer how many degrees sure the charity and go to towards the table?

A

45 degrees

113
Q

What is S2?

A

Second sacral segment

114
Q

Center of gravity is described as what?

A

Second sacral segment (S2)

115
Q

Average oral temp?

A

98.6 degrees

116
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Average tympanic temp?

A

97.6 degrees

117
Q

Average temporal artery temp?

A

100 degrees

118
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Average rectal temp?

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99.6 degrees

119
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Average axillary temp?

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97.6 degrees

120
Q

For respiration, how many breaths/min should an adult have?

A

12-20 breaths/min

121
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For respiration, how many breaths/min should a child have?

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20-30 breaths/min

122
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For pulse, how many beats/min should an adult have?

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60-100 beats/min

123
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For pulse, how many beats/min should a child have?

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70-120 beats/min

124
Q

Thermometer used at the bottom of foot?

A

Infrared thermometer

125
Q

Thermometer used on the forehead?

A

Temporal thermometer

126
Q

Thermometer used in the eat?

A

Tympanic thermometer

127
Q

What is it called an air as rushed into the Lungs?

A

Inspiration

128
Q

What is it called when air is rushed out of the lungs?

A

Expiration

129
Q

When you use the technique inspiration, what does the diaphragm do?

A

Diaphragm contracts downwards

130
Q

When you use the technique expiration, what does the diaphragm do?

A

The diaphragm relaxes to a some position on the floor of the chest cavity

131
Q

Which mask has low flow
rate greater than 5L/min
35-60% oxygen delivered to patient

A

Simple mask

132
Q

Which mask has a one-way valve in Reservoir where the bag is attached to get rid of the expired air? This prevents exhaled air to be re-breathed

60-90% oxygen

A

Non-breathing mask

133
Q

Which mask has a high oxygen and humidity level

(Involves aerosol mist)

A

Aerosol mask

134
Q

For the aerosol mask why do they put meds in the mist that gets delivered to patient?

A

To get into the lungs to spread through and open up the lungs to get breathing under control

135
Q

What is the oxygen percentage of an aerosol mask?

A
  • 21-100%

- never lower than 6L

136
Q

What is the 02 of oxygen you receive when using the non-rebreathing mask?

A

60-90%

137
Q

What is the % of oxygen that you receive when using the simple mask?

A

35-60% oxygen delivered

138
Q

For the oxygen device, nasal cannula, how much oxygen gets delivered to the patient?

A

24-26%

139
Q

Oxygen mask: air entrainment

High or low flow of oxygen?

A

High

140
Q

Oxygen device: simple mask

High or low oxygen

A

Low flow oxygen

141
Q

Oxygen device: nonrebreathing mask

High or low flow oxygen

A

High flow oxygen

142
Q

Oxygen mask: aerosol mask

High or low flow of oxygen

A

High flow oxygen

143
Q

Oxygen device: nasal cannula

High or low flow oxygen

A

Low flow oxygen

144
Q

For central venous lines (CV lines), where is catheters placed?

A

Lg vein usually SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

Right side of body

145
Q

Why do we do x-rays for central venous lines?

A

1) To check for proper placement and to see if there is any “kinks” or “crimped up”
2) manage fluid volumes

146
Q

What is thorocentesis?

A

Draining liquids from the pleural space

147
Q

What are some externally tunneled central venous lines?

A 
Hickman 
Broviac
Leonard 
Grosnong 
Picc- peripherally inserted central catheter
148
Q

Which mask has a combo of both room air and oxygen and is the best way to receive accurate oxygen levels?

A

Air entrainment

149
Q

Which breathing device is good for infants and children that covers the entire bed/crib?

A

Oxygen tents

150
Q

Which oxygen device goes over patients head, box/ bubble like, and the sheets must be straight and flat enough for it to seal over the bed?

A

Oxyhood

151
Q

Which oxygen device is hooked up to ET tubes where the device controls respiration rate and preset inspiration volume that consists of oxygen flow?

A

Ventilator

152
Q

Which machine breathes for the patient?

A

Ventilator

153
Q

Which tube is positioned 1-2 in superior to bifurcation of the bronchi (corina)?

A

Endotracheal tube

154
Q

Why do we do CXR’s for endotracheal tube?

A

To check for tube placement and for pneumothorax

155
Q

Which tube is placed into the right or left main stem bronchi and goes into a specific lung on purpose to provide ventilation to that lung?

A

Endobronchial tube

156
Q

Which tube is used to drain intraplura space in case of pneumothorax or pleural effusion?

A

Thoracostomy (intrapleural tube)

157
Q

When using a thoracostomy (intrapleural tube) to drain the pneumothorax, where should you place it?

A

Higher due to air rising

158
Q

When using the thoracostomy (intrapleural tube) for draining the pleural effusion, where do u put it?

A

Place it lower due to liquids sinking

159
Q

What are some implanted access ports?

  • typically looks like a ring on an x-ray
  • can also be permanent
A

1) Infusa port
2) port-a-Cath
3) mediport

160
Q

What CV line goes into the vein, through the chambers of the heart and monitors the pulmonary arterial pressure?

A

Swan Ganz

161
Q

Which CV contains a small electrode on it with an arterial line?

A

Pulmonary Arterial Line

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