Fundamental Concepts and Skills for
Nursing Ch. 21 Midterm Exam Questions
And 100% Solved Solutions.
Vital Signs - Answer Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Pain Level, and Pulse Oxygen
Saturation Level
Metabolism - Answer Cellular chemical reactions in the body
Fever - Answer Elevated temperature
Pyrogen - Answer Agents that cause fever
Basal metabolic rate - Answer The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest.
Pyrexia - Answer Fever (old term)
Diaphoresis - Answer Excessive sweat production
Hypoxia - Answer State of insufficient oxygen
Stroke volume - Answer Volume of blood pressure pushed into the aorta with each heartbeat
Cardiac Output - Answer The pulse rate multiplied by the stroke volume
Respiration - Answer The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues and is
initiated by the act of breathing
, Temporal pulse - Answer Pulse felt along your temple
Apical pulse - Answer Taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart
Carotid pulse - Answer Pulse felt on either side of the neck
Brachial pulse - Answer The pulse felt in the upper arm
Radial pulse - Answer The pulse felt at the wrist
Femoral Pulse - Answer The pulse felt at the groin
Popliteal pulse - Answer Felt at the back of the knee
Posterior Tibial Pulse - Answer Felt around back of the ankle
Dorsal pedis pulse - Answer Felt on the top if the foot
Systolic Pressure - Answer The maximum pressure exerted on the artery during left ventricular
contraction
Diastolic Pressure - Answer The lower pressure exerted on the artery when the heart is at rest between
contractions
Overhydration - Answer Excess fluid volume
97.5F to 99.5F - Answer Normal body temperature range
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