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25 Cards in this Set
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The most common site for taking a patient's pulse in the dental office is the _______artery. |
Radial |
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When taking a patient's pulse, place your _____________on the patient's wrist between the radius and tendon. |
Index and middle fingers |
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The respiration characteristics that are noted in the patient record include the rate and __________. |
Rhythm and depth |
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The amount of labor the heart must exert to pump blood through the body is known as the_________. |
Blood pressure |
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How many phases of Korotkoff sounds are heard when taking blood pressure? |
Five phases |
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Which temperature reading will read normally at 98.6°? |
Oral and Tymphanic |
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Describe the pulse.... |
Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular contractions of the heart. |
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Which artery is the most common location to take a pulse when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation? |
Carotid Artery |
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Which number in blood pressure readings of an adult patient would be considered Stage 2(moderate) hypertension? |
160/100 mmHg |
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What device is used to measure the arterial oxygen saturation of the blood? |
Pulse oximeter |
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When taking a patient's respiration rate, what characteristics should be noted? |
Rate, rhythm,depth |
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When tightening the blood pressure cuff around the patient's arm, how tight should the cuff be? |
Enough to fit one finger in between arm and cuff. |
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Which instrument is used for measuring a patient's blood pressure in the arteries? |
Sphygmomanometer |
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Emergency telephone numbers should_____________. |
Include EMS, Firefighters, local police |
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The cells of the brain are irreversibly damaged after _______________without oxygen. |
4-6 minutes |
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The most frequently used drug in a medical emergency is____________ |
Oxygen |
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Ventricular fibrillation causes __________ percent of cases of cardiac arrest. |
80-90 |
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If a pregnant patients feels dizzy or lightheaded while in supine position, the patient should be: |
Turned to her left side or moved into an upright sitting position |
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Any unexplained chest pain should be treated as: |
A potential acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
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An allergy is an altered state of reactivity in body tissues in response to specific: |
Antigens |
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When a patient starts breathing abnormally deep and fast, thus us termed: |
Hyperventilation |
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A patient records blood pressure at 80/46. This is an abnormally low blood pressure. What would be the condition diagnosed in this patient? |
Hypotension |
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An adult patient is not responding to any type of sensory stimulation. This patient is: |
Unconscious |
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Myocardial infarction is commonly known as_________ |
Heart attack |
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A patient is brought to an upright position rapidly and loses consciousness or a level of consciousness. This condition is known as: |
Postural Hypertension |
