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STUVIA 2024/2025Chapter 24 Review :)
1 minute - ✔✔How long should the pulse be counted for the most accurate results?
1:4 - ✔✔In a healthy adult at rest, the ratio of respirations to pulse beats is typically which of the
following?
101.5° F - ✔✔Your office uses thermometers that record temperatures in Celsius, but the mother of a
young child doesn't understand what 38.6° Celsius means. Convert the temperature into Fahrenheit
for her.
113.6 - ✔✔Mr. Garcia weighs 250 pounds. You are expected to record this weight in kilograms. It is
equal to________ kg
140 to 159/90 to 99 - ✔✔When an adult is diagnosed with essential hypertension, the systolic
pressure is _____ and/or the diastolic pressure is _______.
37.2° C - ✔✔Mrs. Anderson's oral temperature is 99° F. Dr. Xu requests that you record it in Celsius.
What would that be?
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47.1. - ✔✔Sammy Feaver, age 6, weighs 21.4 kg. His mother asks you how much that is in pounds.
You respond
50-60 beats per minute - ✔✔Which of the following pulse rates are typically found on
well-conditioned athletes?
58 - ✔✔Mrs. Anderson's BP reading is 132/74 mm Hg. Her pulse pressure would be?
60 to 80 beats per minute - ✔✔What would be considered a normal pulse for an average-sized
37-year-old patient in good health?
All of the above - ✔✔Aural temperatures are recommended for adults, when possible, because the
All of the above - ✔✔Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has
hypertension?
Apical - ✔✔Which of the following pulses is auscultated with a stethoscope?
apnea - ✔✔A newborn with periods of __________ actually stops breathing momentarily.
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apnea. - ✔✔A newborn is observed in the nursery with periodic episodes of not breathing. This is
called
Auscultating over the apex of the heart - ✔✔An infant's pulse typically is taken by which method?
Below or at the same level - ✔✔When you are taking the pulse, where should you position the artery
to be measured in relation to the level of the heart?
bilateral impacted cerumen - ✔✔An aural thermometer should not be used if the patient has
Bounding - ✔✔Your patient has been diagnosed with uncontrolled hypertension. How would you
expect his pulse to feel?
Brachial - ✔✔The stethoscope typically is placed over which artery when the BP is auscultated?
Brachial - ✔✔Which of the following pulses is palpated in the antecubital space?
bradypnea - ✔✔A patient with __________ has regular but slow respirations.
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Carotid - ✔✔Which of the following pulses is palpated in the throat?
decreased. - ✔✔If a patient is a marathon runner, the resting pulse would be expected to be
diastolic - ✔✔As a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the last tapping sound is the __________
pressure.
dyspnea - ✔✔A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has difficulty breathing, or
__________.
dyspnea. - ✔✔Your patient is having difficulty breathing. The medical term for this is
febrile - ✔✔A patient who is __________ has an elevated body temperature.
Height, weight, and BMI - ✔✔Which of the following assessments is NOT referred to as a cardinal
sign?
homeostasis. - ✔✔The internal functions of the body are constantly adapting and changing to keep
the body in balance. Maintenance of this complex process is called
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