What is the BMI formula?
kg/m^2
What is 1 kg in lbs?
2.2 lbs
What should be included in labelling?
- name
- age
- gender
- patient #
- date
- time collected
What are the steps to calculating BMI?
1) divide lbs by 2.2
2) multiply the ft by 12
3) add all the inches together
4) multiply inches by .0254
5) square the answer of the last question
6) follow the formula for BMI
What are the different blood samples?
- venous
- arterial
- capillary
What are the different bandaging styles?
- circular
- spiral
- reverse spiral
- figure eight
What are the different places for temperature to be taken?
- Rectal (rectum)
- Oral (mouth)
- Axillary (armpit)
- Tympanic (ear)
- Temporal (side of the forehead)
Where are the different pulse points?
- Temporal (side of forehead)
- Carotid (each side of the neck)
- Brachial (forearm)
- Radial (wrist; thumb side)
- Femoral (inner thigh)
- Popliteal (behind the knee)
- Dorsalis Pedis (top of the foot)
- Apical (chest/heart)
What are vital signs?
- Temp.
- Blood pressure
- Pulse
- Respirations
What is pulse?
Number of times a heart beats per min
What affects pulse?
- Exercising
- Rest
Afebrile
Avg. Body temp. (98.6 F)
Febrile
High temp.
Hyperpyrexia
An exceptionally high temp. (106.7 F or higher)
Hypothermia
Temp. below 95 F
Normal BPM (beats per min)
60 - 100 BPM
Tachycardia
Faster than avg. BPM (more than 100 BPM)
Bradycardia
Slower than avg. BPM
(lower than 60 BPM)
Respirations
Number of breaths per min (12-20 breaths per min)
Hyperventialtion
excessive rate and depth of breathing
Dyspnea
difficult/painful breathing
Bradypnea
Respiration rate under 12 breaths per min
Tachypnea
Respiration rate over 25 breaths per min
Hyperpnea
Taking deeper breaths than normal
