Unit 5

Question 1

What is the BMI formula?

Answer 1

kg/m^2

Question 2

What is 1 kg in lbs?

Answer 2

2.2 lbs

Question 3

What should be included in labelling?

Answer 3

• name
• age
• gender
• patient #
• date
• time collected

Question 4

What are the steps to calculating BMI?

Answer 4

1) divide lbs by 2.2
2) multiply the ft by 12
3) add all the inches together
4) multiply inches by .0254
5) square the answer of the last question
6) follow the formula for BMI

Question 5

What are the different blood samples?

Answer 5

• venous
• arterial
• capillary

Question 6

What are the different bandaging styles?

Answer 6

• circular
• spiral
• reverse spiral
• figure eight

Question 7

What are the different places for temperature to be taken?

Answer 7

• Rectal (rectum)
• Oral (mouth)
• Axillary (armpit)
• Tympanic (ear)
• Temporal (side of the forehead)

Question 8

Where are the different pulse points?

Answer 8

• Temporal (side of forehead)
• Carotid (each side of the neck)
• Brachial (forearm)
• Radial (wrist; thumb side)
• Femoral (inner thigh)
• Popliteal (behind the knee)
• Dorsalis Pedis (top of the foot)
• Apical (chest/heart)

Question 9

What are vital signs?

Answer 9

• Temp.
• Blood pressure
• Pulse
• Respirations

Question 10

What is pulse?

Answer 10

Number of times a heart beats per min

Question 11

What affects pulse?

Answer 11

• Exercising
• Rest

Question 12

Afebrile

Answer 12

Avg. Body temp. (98.6 F)

Question 13

Febrile

Answer 13

High temp.

Question 14

Hyperpyrexia

Answer 14

An exceptionally high temp. (106.7 F or higher)

Question 15

Hypothermia

Answer 15

Temp. below 95 F

Question 16

Normal BPM (beats per min)

Answer 16

60 - 100 BPM

Question 17

Tachycardia

Answer 17

Faster than avg. BPM (more than 100 BPM)

Question 18

Bradycardia

Answer 18

Slower than avg. BPM
(lower than 60 BPM)

Question 19

Respirations

Answer 19

Number of breaths per min (12-20 breaths per min)

Question 20

Hyperventialtion

Answer 20

excessive rate and depth of breathing

Question 21

Dyspnea

Answer 21

difficult/painful breathing

Question 22

Bradypnea

Answer 22

Respiration rate under 12 breaths per min

Question 23

Tachypnea

Answer 23

Respiration rate over 25 breaths per min

Question 24

Hyperpnea

Answer 24

Taking deeper breaths than normal

Question 25

Rhonchi

Answer 25

Deep snoring rattling sound (acute bronchitis, asthma, airways obstructions)

Question 26

Rales

Answer 26

Crackling sound (fluid in lungs)

Question 27

What is blood pressure?

Answer 27

The measurement of the force of blood against the walls of you arteries.

Question 28

Systolic

Answer 28

Pressure in arteries when heart beats ad pushes blood to body.

Question 29

Dystolic

Answer 29

Pressure in arteries when the heart rests between beats.

Question 30

Hypertesion

Answer 30

high blood pressure

Question 31

Hypotension

Answer 31

low blood pressure