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| Components of Vital Signs: | pulse respirations skin color, temp & condition blood pressure capillary refill if under 6-8 yrs |
| Tachycardia = + ? bpm | 100 |
| Bradycardia = < ? bpm | 60 |
| Normally capillary refill is < ? sec | 2 |
| Systolic b/p is made when | ventricles constrict & force blood to body |
| Diastolic b/p is when the | ventricles are at rest |
| Anterior is the ___ half of the body. | front |
| During swallowing what closes to prevent food from entering the trachea? | epiglottis |
| The upper chambers of the heart are ____ | atria |
| The lower chambers are ___ | ventricles |
| The largest artery is the ____ | aorta |
| Where does the aorta begin? | left ventricle |
| Arteries carry oxygen rich blood, except the ____ | pulmonary artery |
| What carries oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart? | pulmonary vein |
| The posterior tibial artery is in | the ankle |
| The dorsalis pedis artery is on | top of the foot |
| Erythrocytes are also called | red blood cells |
| Leukocytes are also called | white blood cells |
| Pulse is created when the | left ventricle contacts |
| Which layer of the skin has no blood vessels or nerves | epidermis |
| If a body divided into front & back halves what is the front half of the body called? | anterior |
| When a pt is sitting up at a 45-60 degree angle it is called ______________ position | fowler's |
| When a person is supine w/ legs up it is called | trendelenburg's position |
| 5 divisions of spine are | cervical thoracic lumbar sacral coccyx |
| The heart, stomach and liver are all in which division of the spine? (cavity) | thoracic |
| Phalanges are also called | fingers & toes |
| The ischium, pubis & acetabulum are parts of the | pelvis |
| Another name for the cricoid cartilage: | adam's apple |
| Carpals are ____ bones | wrist |
| Tarsals are ____ bones | ankle |
| Vocal cords are in the | larynx |
| The _____ covers the larynx. | epiglottis |
| If there is a radial pulse b/p is at least | 90/something |
| If there is a femoral pulse the b/p is at least | 80/something |
| If there is a carotid pulse the b/p is at least | 70/something |
| Normal adult pulse is | 60-100 |
| What is the first part of the body to rigor? | eyelids |
| The acetabulum is the | socket of the hip joint |
| The _______ is the strongest part of the heart | left ventricle |
| The ______ ventricle pumps blood to lungs | right |
| _________ branch off of the aorta & supply the heart muscle with blood | coronary arteries |
| The bone that makes the shin is the | tibia |
| The smaller bone in the lower leg is the | fibula |
| Seriously low systolic b/p is | 90/something |
| A seriously high systolic b/p is | 150/something |
| A seriously high diastolic b/p is | something/90 |
| The upper right quad of the abdomen contains: liver, kidney, colon, pancreas & ____ | gallbladder |
| The upper left quad has the liver, kidney, colon, pancreas, + ____ & _____ | spleen & stomach |
| obligation to provide care to the patient |
duty to act |
Please note that each of these defined is a potential test question.
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