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Medca EKG Exam with completesolutions
records cardiac rhythm for a time period of 24 to 48 hours stress testing - Answer -
Holter monitoring
records and monitors cardiac rhythm during exercise - Answer -Stress testing
operate equipment used to record abnormal heart sounds - Answer -Phonocardiograph
Technicians
use ultrasound equipment to create 2-dimensional ultrasonic patterns of the heart
chambers and valves to detect problems and/or defects - Answer -Echocardiograph
Technicians
monitor 3-dimensional tracings of the activity of the heart - Answer -Vectorcardiograph
Technicians
blood pressure cuff (used to measure blood pressure) - Answer -Sphygmomanometer
hypothalamus and the brainstem - Answer -The production and loss of heat are
generated and controlled in the
98.6°F - Answer -The average adult oral (mouth) temperature is around
(0.5°F to 1°F higher than oral temperature) 99.7°F - Answer -The average adult rectal
(anus) temperature is around
(0.5°F to 1°F lower than oral temperature) 97.6°F - Answer -The average adult axillary
(arm pit) temperature is around
contraction of heart, MAXIUM arterial pressure during contraction of the LEFT ventricle
of the heart. - Answer -Systolic
relaxation and dilatation (expansion) of the heart, MINIMUM arterial pressure during
relaxation and dilatation of the heart's ventricles when the ventricles fill with blood. -
Answer -Diastolic
, low blood pressure when a person goes from a sitting or lying position to a standing
position - Answer -Postural/Orthostatic Hypotension
Alpha Blockers, Beta Blockers, Diuretics, Certain antidepressants (tricyclic
antidepressants), Drugs for Parkinson's disease, Sildenafil (Viagra), nitroglycerine -
Answer -Medications that may cause low blood pressure include:
sudden drop in blood pressure after eating.
(May affect people with high blood pressure or people suffering autonomic nervous
system disorders). - Answer -Postprandial Hypotension
low blood pressure from faulty brain signals, the decrease blood pressure after standing
for longer periods (Mostly affect young people) - Answer -Neurally Mediated
Hypotension
main characteristic: severe orthostatic hypotension in combination with very high blood
pressure when lying down.
Rare disorder causes progressive damage to the autonomic nervous system, which
controls involuntary functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and
digestion. - Answer -Shy-Drager Syndrome
-fludrocortisone
-midodrine (Orvaten, Proamatine) - Answer -Medications used to treat orthostatic
hypotension (low blood pressure when standing up)
120/80 mmHg - Answer -Normal Blood Pressure
systolic pressure: 120 to 139 mmHg
diastolic pressure: 80 to 89 mmHg - Answer -Prehypertension range
systolic pressure: 140 to 159 mmHg
diastolic pressure: 90 to 99 mmHg - Answer -Stage 1 hypertension range
systolic pressure: 160 mmHg or higher diastolic pressure: 100 mmHg or higher -
Answer -Stage 2 hypertension
abnormally fast respiration rates (more than 20 breaths per minute) - Answer -
Tachypnea
abnormally low respiration rates (less than 12 breaths per minute) - Answer -Bradypnea
breathing completely stops or is significantly reduced - Answer -Apnea
Rene Laennec - Answer -Who invented the stethoscope in 1816?
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