Chapter 1 test

Question 1

Baseline Vitals Signs are…

Answer 1

Body Temp, Respiration, Blood pressure, Pulse rate

Question 2

What should the EKG tech do before providing any care, including measuring vital signs?

Answer 2

Indrouce yourself, totle, verify patient’s identity

Question 3

Objective information is

Answer 3

Signs that are considered objective because they are measurement

Question 4

Subjective information is

Answer 4

Symptoms, what’s wrong with patient, cant be measured

Question 5

Normal range for BP, Temp. Pulse rate, and respirations

Answer 5

BP - 90/60
Temp - 97.8F to 99.1 F
Pulse Rate : 60 to 100 bpm
Respirations: 12 to 18 per minute

Question 6

Pathogen

Answer 6

organisms that invade the body and mutilply. Such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protoza

Question 7

Microorganism

Answer 7

small living organism, only visible under a microscope

Question 8

Microorganisms grow best in..

Answer 8

a moist enviroment

Question 9

OSHA protects works from..

Answer 9

hazards around the workplace

Question 10

Five sites for measuring body temperature

Answer 10

Mouth (Oral)
Head (Temporal)
Ear (Aural)
Underarm (Axilla)
Rectal

Question 11

6 chain links of infection

Answer 11

1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host

Question 12

Infectious Agent

Answer 12

causes disease

Question 13

Reservoir

Answer 13

live and multiply

Question 14

Portal of Exit

Answer 14

disease leave

Question 15

Mode of Transmission

Answer 15

disease travel

Question 16

Portal of Entry

Answer 16

entry through nose, mouth, eyes

Question 17

To listen to the heart with a stethoscope

Answer 17

Auscultation

Question 17

Susceptible Host

Answer 17

uninfected, ill

Question 18

The 3 sections of Heart Disease

Answer 18

Electrical - Abnormal heart rhythm

Circulatory - High blood pressure, CHD, blood vessels dishorders

Structural - abnormalities, damage to heart muscles and valves

Question 19

Bradypnea

Answer 19

abnormally low breathing

Question 20

Tachypnea

Answer 20

Breathing fast

Question 21

Dyspnea

Answer 21

diffuility breathing

Question 22

Apena

Answer 22

stopped breathing

Question 23

Vital Signs are

Answer 23

measurements of baseline vitals

Question 24

Localized infection

Answer 24

specific location

Question 25

System infection

Answer 25

All over your body

Question 26

PPE

Answer 26

Personal Protective Equiment

Question 27

Doffing

Answer 27

Taking off

Question 28

Radical pulse

Answer 28

inside wrist

Question 29

Carotid pulse

Answer 29

side of neck

Question 30

Pulse is

Answer 30

beat felt through different points of the body

Question 31

Branchial pulse

Answer 31

inside of the upper arm above the elbow

Question 32

Rapid heart beat is

Answer 32

130 - 140 bpm (can be fatal)

Question 33

Apex

Answer 33

tip of the heart

Question 34

Structural Disorders

Answer 34

Valve Stenosis Valve Regurgation Valve Prolaspe

Question 35

Ventilation

Answer 35

in and out

Question 36

Respiration

Answer 36

process of inhaling and exhaling

Question 37

These thinga can affect Temp. readings

Answer 37

Age Gender Excersise Time of day Emtions Illness

Question 38

Types of Thertmomters

Answer 38

Glass Chemically treated strips Temporal artery Auralortympoic Digital

Question 39

Hypoxia

Answer 39

Lack of Oxygen