Tests & Treatments

Question 1

The pulse rate is taken at

Answer 1

Radial artery on the thumb side of the wrist

Question 2

Pulse recorded as

Answer 2

Number of beats per minute

Question 3

Average pulse rate for adults is

Answer 3

60/100

Question 4

Blood pressure is performed using

Answer 4

Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)

Question 5

The blood pressure is recorded as a fraction

Answer 5

Top number is systolic pressure
Bottom number is the diastolic pressure

Question 6

Normal blood pressure in an adult is

Answer 6

90-140 systolic
60-90 diastolic

Question 7

Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)

Answer 7

Tracing of the electrical activity of the heart as recorded in waves

Question 8

P wave

Answer 8

Contraction of the atria

Question 9

QRS complex

Answer 9

Contraction of the ventricles

Question 10

T wave

Answer 10

Ventricles relaxed and refilling with blood

Question 11

Auscultation

Answer 11

The process of listening to the body with a stethoscope

Question 12

Regurgitation

Answer 12

The backward flow of blood or any fluid in the body

Question 13

Ischemia

Answer 13

Localized temporary deficiency of blood due to an obstruction in the circulation

Question 14

Plaque

Answer 14

Yellow fatty deposits of fat in the arteries