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Bio-Med NCCAOMthe normal heart rate of a child is: 50-100, 75-140, 60-100 or 70-120 - answer75-140
Patient is a 16-year-old boy with a fever, anxiety and body pain. What should the normal
heart rate parameters be for a teenage boy? Would the patient's heme and hematocrit
be increased or decreased if he also shows increased blood sugar, a fever, decreased
fluid volume (dehydration), anxiety, anemia, decreased K+ and body pain? - answer50-
100; Increased
What is the average normal blood pressure for a 9-year-old boy (systolic/diastolic) ? -
answer90/57
What is the average normal blood pressure for a healthy, 70-year-old woman?
(systolic/diastolic) - answer<130 / <85
A newborn presents with a cough. The rate of respiration at rest (RR) is 60. Is this high,
low or normal range? What is the normal range? - answerHigh; 30-50
This is the blood pressure measured during the period of ventricular contraction. Name
it: - answerSystolic
This is the minimum level of blood pressure measured between contraction of the heart.
It may vary with age, gender, body weight, emotional state and other factors. It is the
last beat you hear. Name it: - answerDiastolic
On the hypertension scale, a systolic reading of 140-159 for an adult is considered: a)
normal b) pre hypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answerStage 1 Hypertension
On the hypertension scale, a systolic reading for an adult of 120-139 is considered: a)
normal b) pre hypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answerPrehypertensive
On the hypertension scale, a systolic reading of 160 for an adult is considered: a)
normal b) pre hypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answerStage 2 Hypertension
On the hypertension scale, a diastolic reading of less than 80 for an adult is considered:
a) normal b) pre hypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answernormal
,On the hypertension scale, a diastolic reading of 80-89 for an adult is considered: a)
normal b) prehypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answerprehypertensive
On the hypertension scale for an adult, a diastolic reading of 100+ is considered: a)
normal b) pre hypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answerStage 2 Hypertension
Tachycardia: greater than 100 bpm., greater than 101 bpm, less than 60 bpm, or
greater than 60 bpm? - answergreater than 100 bpm
On the hypertension scale for an adult, a diastolic reading of 90-99 is considered: a)
normal b) pre hypertensive c) Stage 1 Hypertension d) Stage 2 Hypertension -
answerStage 1 Hypertension
This type of hypertension presents as elevated BP without a known causative factor. It
is the most common of the 3. Name it. - answerprimary hypertension
This type of hypertension presents as elevated BP with an identifiable cause. Name it. -
answersecondary hypertension
This type of hypertension could be due to cirrhosis of the liver or hepatitis. On exam, the
patient will show purple veins eminating from the umbilicus and converging on the right
upper quadrant. Name it: - answerportal hypertension
Patient complains of chronic fatigue, headaches, dizziness, dyspnea at rest or with
physical exertion, chest pain and palpitations. When asked how often he consumes
alcohol, he reports he is a social drinker and probably drinks "5 nights a week after work
with buddies, and usually Saturdays," but he does not know how much he consumes at
one time. His blood pressure is 165/120. Is hypertension a concern? If so, what stage? -
answeryes; stage 2
This is a beat of atrial/nodal origin that comes earlier than the next normal beat. -
answerpremature atrial / nodal contraction
This is a beat of ventricular origin that comes earlier than the next expected normal beat
(skipped beat), and can be relatively common and found in healthy person of any age. It
is also known as an ectopic heartbeat. Name it: - answerPremature Ventricular
Contraction
The symptoms of this heart beat are: chest pain, faint feeling, fatigue, and/or
hyperventilation. Possible causes are smoking, drugs (cocaine), caffeine, mitral vale
prolapse, ischemia, and many other causes. Name this pathology: - answerPremature
Ventricular Contraction
, The last beat heard is known as the diastolic. On the hypertension scale, there are 4
stages: Normal, Pre, Stage 1 and Stage 2. What is the normal diastolic range? Less
than...(include "less than" in your answer). - answerLess than 80
The last beat heard is known as the diastolic. On the hypertension scale, there are 4
stages: Normal, Pre, Stage 1 and Stage 2. What is the Pre diastolic range? - answer80-
89
The last beat heard is known as the diastolic. On the hypertension scale, there are 4
stages: Normal, Pre, Stage 1 and Stage 2. What is the Stage 1 diastolic range? -
answer90-99
The last beat heard is known as the diastolic. On the hypertension scale, there are 4
stages: Normal, Pre, Stage 1 and Stage 2. What is the Stage 2 diastolic range? -
answer100 or higher
location of apex of the heart - answer2 cun lateral to Ren, Kid 22, in the 5th ICS, or
between 5th and 6th ICS
base of the heart location - answer2nd ICS, or between 2 and 3 rd ICS
2 Lasix ( Furosemide) side effects - answerVertigo, dizziness
This hormone increases blood Ca+ by acting on the bone and kidney -
answerParathyroid hormone
Which one, HIV or HBV can spread by casual contact? - answerHBV
What 2 vascular lesions of skin can we see in normal or old people (#1 answer, #2
answer). - answerSpider angioma, cherry angioma
which Hep is rarely seen in USA - answerHep E
the exchange of this can transmit HIV - answerExchang of body fluids
Ankylosis causes complete motor disability. True or false? - answerTrue
Which spinal nerve is damaged when there is a problem (motor and sensory) with
thumb - answerC6
which nerve is damaged when there is problem (motor and sensory) with index and
middle finger.. - answerC7
which nerve is damaged when there is problem (moter and sensory) with 4th and 5th
finger - answerC8
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