Pyrexia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Auscultatory gap - A brief period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during auscultation of blood pressure; common with hypertension What is acceptable temperature range? - 97.6 - 99.6 What does pyrexia mean? - Fever Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke - Heat exhaustion: nausea vomiting, pale, cold, and clamy. Heat stroke: hot, red, and dry; loss or change of consciousness What kind patients should avoid rectal temperatures - Rectal surgery and cardiac conditions (Vagal Nerve) Healthy resting he...

(NGN)NCLEX NGN RN EXAM 2024(VERSION 3) ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES A+GRADE A nurse assesses an oral temperature for an adult patient. The patient's temperature is 37.5°C (99.5°F). What term would the nurse use to report this temperature? a. Febrile b. Hypothermia c. Hypertension d. Afebrile - ANSWER>>d. Afebrile means without fever. RATIONALE: This temperature is within the normal range for an adult. Fever (pyrexia) is an e...

PCN Unit 1 Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 What is Pyrexia? - Answer -Another word for fever What is febrile?` - Answer -High fever What is afebrile? - Answer -Normalcy What is hypoxia? - Answer -inadequate oxygen What is angina? - Answer -chest pain What is hyperthermia? - Answer -An elevated body temp related to the inability of the body to promote heat loss or reduce heat production What are examples of nursing diagnosis for patients with body tempera...

VTNE – Terminology Exam 2024 The term used to describe enlargement of the liver is: a) Microhepatitis b)Hepatitis c) Hepatomegaly d) Cholelithiasis - Answer ️️ -c) Hepatomegaly What is the term for a malignant bone tumor? a) Osteodystrophy b) Osteosarcoma c)Osteomyelitis d) Osteomalacia - Answer ️️ -b) Osteosarcoma What term means fever? a) Hypothermia b) Pyrexia C) Hyperthermitis D) Caliente - Answer ️️ -b) Pyrexia Sometimes lymph nodes enlarge because of an increa...

Evit Veterinary assistant Year 1 Final Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the common term for Pyrexia? Fever What is the lymphatic system responsible for? blood filtration, fluid balance, antibody generation, lymphopoiesis An inappropriate response to a normally harmless substance is known as what? Allergic reaction What is an antibody? a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen Define Phagocytosis. Cell eating What is MALT? ...

NEW GENERATION NCLEX RN TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETATILED RATIONALES - 2024 A nurse assesses an oral temperature for an adult patient. The patient's temperature is 37.5°C (99.5°F). What term would the nurse use to report this temperature? a. Febrile b. Hypothermia c. Hypertension d. Afebrile - ANSWER CHOICE IS HERE>>d. Afebrile means without fever. This temperature is within the normal range for an adult. Fever (pyrexia) is an elevation of body temperature;...

Newborns who don't need resus - assessments. CORRECT ANSWER Full term Clear liquor Breathing crying Good muscle 4 categories of action in neonatal resus CORRECT ANSWER 1. Initial stabilization (warmth, neutral position, clear airway, dry, stimulation, reposition) 2.Ventilation 3. Chest compression 4. adrenaline and or volume expansion Maternal risk factors for resus CORRECT ANSWER PROM >18hrs Pregnancy induced hypertension/chronic hypertension Substance abuse or drug therapy G...

ECG  History of the ECG.  Orientation of leads  Information obtained from an ECG  ECG paper  Anatomy of the heart  ECG interpretation 1. History The ECG has been in use for over a century. A British physiologist, Augustus Waller, performed the first ECG recording in 1887, and he gave demonstrations of his technique, using his dog, Jimmy, as the “patient”. Einthoven, from Holland, was present at such a demonstration. Willem Einthoven constructed his well-kno...

George Kent is a 54-year-old widower with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. He has difficulty communicating because of his inability to complete a sentence. One of his sons, Jacob, says he has been unwell for three days. Upon examination, crackles and wheezes can be heard in the lower lobes; he has tachycardia and a bounding pulse. Measurement...

Decreased Afterload Effects Correct Answer-Decreased Arteriole Pressure = Decreased Aortic Pressure = Left Ventricle Works Better Cushing's Triad Correct Answer-SxS of Increased Intracranial Pressure Increased Systolic Pressure Widened Pulse Pressure Decreased Pulse and Respiratory Rate PAT: Pediatric Assessment Triangle Correct Answer-General Appearance Work of Breathing Circulation to the Skin Beck's Triad Correct Answer-Indicates Cardiac Tamponade HoTN, JVD, Muffled Heart Ton...