PHA 5161L practice quiz 2

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PHA 5161L practice quiz
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Question 1

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Which of the following is a form of measuring blood pressure?
Answer
  • Automated Cuff
  • Manual Cuff
  • Arterial Line
  • All of the following are forms of measuring blood pressure

Question 2

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Which of the following is NOT a common problem when measuring blood pressure?
Answer
  • Poor patient position
  • Poor equipment
  • Poor technique
  • Poor hearing

Question 3

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True or False: The femoral artery has a strong pulse, but isn't normally used because it isn't easy to get to.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Which of the following is NOT a location of measuring temperature?
Answer
  • Infrared
  • Rectal
  • Axial
  • All of the following are locations of measuring temperature

Question 5

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What is tachypnea?
Answer
  • increased respiratory rate with normal depth of breathing
  • decreased respiratory rate with normal depth of breathing
  • abnormal respiratory rate with normal depth of breathing
  • none of the following

Question 6

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True or false: Pain is the fifth vital sign.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What is first sign of disease that a patient notices?
Answer
  • hair loss
  • dermatologic manifestations
  • irregular heartbeat
  • none of the above

Question 8

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What is the difference between murmurs and thrills?
Answer
  • Murmurs are caused by irregular blood flow; thrills are areas palpated on the skin representing areas of turbulence below
  • Murmurs are caused by turbulent blood flow; thrills are areas palpated on the skin representing areas of turbulence below
  • Murmurs are caused by decreased blood flow; thrill are areas palpated on the skill representing areas of low blood flow
  • Murmurs are caused by irregular blood flow; thrills are areas palpated on the skin representing areas of low blood flow

Question 9

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True or false: Blood pressure is a psychological function of the pressure in our arteries both when heart is contracting and relaxing.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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True or false: Systolic pressure is pressure in the artery when heart is contracting
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of inaccurate blood measurement?
Answer
  • Lack of rest
  • Faulty equipment
  • Wrong size of cuff
  • All of the above are causes of inaccurate blood measurement

Question 12

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True or false: Diastolic pressure is when heart is relaxing.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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