Test 5, Ch 14,15,16 Flashcards
How many respiration’s for an adult and for a child??
12-20 for an adult
20-30 for a child
What is the normal pulse rate for an adult and for a child ?
60-100
70-120
What is the normal blood pressure??
120/80
What is diaphiresis??
Sweating to dissipate body heat
Difficulty breathing EXCEPT when sitting up or standing erect
Orthopnea
Auscultation
Listening to the chest with a stethoscope and counting heart beat.
Most common artery for measuring pulse ?
Carotid artery
A pulse oximeter does what??
Checks pulse rate and oxygen blood saturation
The turbulent sound through a blood pressure cuff is called??
Korotkoff sounds
Blood pressure of 95/60 or below
Blood pressure or 140/90 or above
Hypotension m
Hypertension
High flow oxygen devices ??
Most common Low flow oxygen device ??
Nebulizers
Air entertainment mask
Nasal cannula
Most common insertion sit for the CV catheters??
Th subclavian vein
Hickman
PICCs
Port a cath
Types of central venous lines
What are CV lines used for ??
To administer chemotherapy, or therapy drugs, nutrition
One contraction to the next contraction is called
Cardiac cycle
What is the active transport mechanism ??
Sodium potassium ion pump
Myocardial muscle cells relax ..
Myocardial cells are stimulated to contract …
Repolarization
Depolarization
The process of repolarization and depolarization
Action potential
Full cardiac arrest or no evidence of cardiac conductions
Asystole
Flat lined
What increases nerves ??
What relaxes you??
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
What includes the SA node,
AV nose, bundle of his, and purkinje fibers ??
Specialized cells—
What initiated the impulse ??
SA node
What is the 1st wave; depolarization
P wave
Complex present depolarization
QRS wave
Repolarization is what wave ?
T wave
What is significant about the Q ?
Q portion is not evident on the ECG
What are arrhythmias?
Abnormalities of atria or ventricular heart rates
What devices can be used for arrhythmias??
ICD— gives shock
Pacemakers — helps rhythm
Carry blood away the heart
Carry blood to the heart
Arteries
Veins
Ambulatory
Empathy
Able to walk
Recognition and understanding of another’s feelings
Relation to harmony and accord between 2 ppl
A big factor in image quality is
Rapport
Motion
Positioning sponges are the most common methods of
Reducing patient movement
Voluntary movement can be controlled by the patient if there is adequate
Communication by the Tech
Common use of the sand bags are?
AC joint studies
Or cervical spine
Traction splints are used for
Lower extremities
What is a stockinette?
A stretchable cotton used to stretch over the fracture site before place of a cast
Greatest concern of an older person?
Fear of falling
Most effective method in immobilization is establishing ?
Rapport