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Question | Answer |
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Using a stethoscope, the artery most commonly used for taking a patient's pulse is a what? Ap_ _ _ l | Apical |
You've taken a patient's temperature and recorded it as 96.9F. Later, the physician asks you to convert this measurement to Celsius. Dividing 2.5 what is the patient temperature in Celsius? | 36.1 |
What are the 4 steps of taking the vital signs? B/P, PR, Res, and Temp. | Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate, Respiration and Temperature |
Deltoid muscle is used to abduct and extend the what at the what? a _ _ , sh _ _ _ _ _r | arm, shoulder |
Plantar flexion is when pointing the toes which way? D____w____d | Downward |
Which heart valve is between the left atrium and the left ventricle? Bic_ _ _ _d | Bicuspid |
The knee is the site where to detect the popliteal what? pu_ __ _s | pulse |
Is height and weight part of the vital signs? | NO |
Cardiac output is the total amount of blood pumped out of the heart in how many minutes? | One minute |
Sublingual route is when administering a drug by placing it under the patient's what and leaving it there until it is dissolved? T _ __ _e | tongue |
What is the part of the prescription which contains the patient's name, address, date and the symbol Rx called? Su _ _ _scr_ _ _n | Superscription |
Barbituate is what kind of drug? sed_ _ _e | Sedative drug |
Codeine is an example of what kind of drug? Nar_ _ _c Ana _ _ _ic | Narcotic Analgesic |
How is Parenteral medications a common route administered? Inj_ _ _ _ _n | Injection |
A prefilled syringe is also known as what? Car_ _ _ _e | Cartridge |
Vastus lateralis muscles is commonly used for intramuscular injection in who? Inf_ _ _t | Infant |
The function of carrying oxygen from the lungs and to carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs is called what? Hemog_ __ _n | Hemoglobin |
Medication applied in patch form is called what? Tran_ _ _l | Transdermal |
The needle gauges usually used for intravenous injections what size number? | 20-21 |
Hemostasis term refers to the stop of what? bl_ _ _ _g | bleeding |
Debridement Is the removal of dead tissue from a what? w_ _ _ _ d | wound |
A Probe is an instrument used to clear a what? blo_ _ _ _e | blockage |
If a patient has been nausea and vomiting, what is the most appropriate drug administration routes? re_ _ _l | rectal route |
A single order that is administered immediately and usually written fro emergencies is known as what? S_ _T order | STAT order |
Laceration is a jagged, open wound of the what? sk___n | Skin |