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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What instruments are used to measure temperature
thermometer
sphygmomanometer
stethoscope
aneroid
A blood pressure that decrease 25mmHg in systolic and 10mmHg in diastolic when a patient goes from sitting to standing or lying to sitting is called
dyspnea
orthostatic hypotension
hypertension
hypothermia
Pulse deficit is when
78 beats per minute
the difference between the apical pulse rate and the popliteal pulse rate
one nurse takes the apical pulse and another takes the radial pulse per minute
one nurse takes the apical pulse and another takes the radial pulse and the difference between the 2
What part of the brain control the temperature
medulla oblongata
pons
midbrain
hypothalamus
the force against the artery wall is
blood pressure
pulse
pulse pressure
arteries
the number on the top of the blood pressure reading is the____ and the number on the bottom that is lower is the_____
dialstolic:systolic
pulse deficit/pulse pressure
systolic:diastolic
pulse pressure/pulse deficit
A nurse will not give ______ thermometer to a mouth breather
tympanic
oral
rectal
axillary
to chance celcsus to farenheit, you need to take the number for celsius and ____ and _____
multiply it by 9/5 and add 32
subtract it by 32 and multiply 5/9
subtract it by 9/5 and subtract 32
multiply it by 32 and and add 5/9
Pain is considered the 5th vital signs
true
false
Specialized nerve endings that detect painful sensations from the periphery and transmit to the CNS
peripheral nerves
intractable nerves
neuropathic nerves
nociceptors
