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What is Apex
is the pointed end of something
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What is Arrhythmia
the uneven intervals between beat
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What is bounding
A strong force
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What is Bradycardia
slow heart rate
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What is Hemorrhage
A large amount of bleeding
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What is Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
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Where is the carotid pulse located in the body
the neck
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Where is the temporal pulse located in the body
in the head
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Where is the apical pulse located in the body
the pointed end below the left nipple
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Where is the brachial pulse located in the body
is at the bend of the elbow
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Where is the radial pulse located in the body
at the wrist
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Where is the popliteal pulse located in the body
behind the knee
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Where is the posterior tibial pulse located in the body
shine bone
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Where is the dorsalis pedis pulse located in the body
mound of the foot
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Where is the femoral pulse located in the body
at the groin area
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List 6 factors that increase the pulse rate
- 1. exercise
- 2.illness
- 3.depression
- 4.age
- 5.shock
- 6.medication
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What is pulse oximetry
is a device that measure the pulse of level in the blood
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What is cheyne-shokes
period labored breathing followed by apnea
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What is apnea
absence of breathing
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What is Rales
bubbling, clicking, and crackling sound
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What is Inspiration
breathing in
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What is Expiration
breathing out
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What is Dyspnea
difficulty of breathing
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List 4 tyoes of abnormal respiration
- 1. rales
- 2. apnea
- 3.dyspnea
- 4. bradycardia
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List 8 factors that affect respiration
- 1.ralaxation
- 2.exercise
- 3.anxiety
- 4.medication
- 5.age
- 6.pain
- 7.heart disease
- 8.respiratory disease
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List 7 factors that increase temperature
- 1.exercise
- 2.digestion of fooed
- 3.increased environmental temperature
- 4 .illness
- 5.infection
- 6.excitement
- 7.anxiety
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List 6 factors theat decrease tempature
- 1.sleep
- 2.fasting
- 3.exposure to cold
- 4.certain illness
- 5.decreased muscle activity
- 6.depression
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List the 4 types of thermometers
- 1.glass thermometers
- 2.aural thermometers
- 3.chemically treated paper or plastic thermometers
- 4.electronic and digal thermometers
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What is the average temperature for oral
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What is the average temperature for rectal
- 98.6-100.6
- average is 99.6
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What is the average temperature for axillary
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when to not do temperature recatally
- -diarrhea
- -rectal surgery
- -fecal impaction
- -hemorrhoisds
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what is afebrile
within noramal range
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what is hypothermia
below normal
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what is pyrexia
above normal produces fever
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what is pyrogenic
factor that produces fevers
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What is the average pulse rate for adults
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What is pulse
measure rate of the heart
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What is rate
the number of heart beats per min
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what is rhythm
regular, steady,skip
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what is force
weak, thready, bounding
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what is arrhythmia
uneven untervals between beats
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What are some factors that decrease pulse rate
- 1.high level of aerobic fitness
- 2.depression
- 3.medication
- 4.age
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List 5 factors that increase blood pressure
- 1.loss of elasticity in the arteries
- 2.exercise
- 3.eating
- 4.stimulants
- 5.aniety
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List 5 factors that decrease blood pressure
- 1.hemorrhage
- 2.inactivity
- 3.fasting
- 4.suppressants
- 5.deppressants
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what is normal blood pressure
- systolic pressure between 90-140mm
- diastolic pressure between 60-90mm
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what is systolic pressure
when you first heard the heart beat
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what is diastolic presseure
when you last hear the heart beat
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what is aneriod
is the dial or gauge
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what is sphygmanometer
measure of the pulse against pressure
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what is stethoscope
amplify sound
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