Question 1

Serial recordings of vital signs

Accepted Answer

A) are beneficial because they allow the therapist to note a change in physiological status over time. 
B) offer encouragement because the patient can view vital signs data often during the intervention. 
C) create a sense of urgency in the patient when vital signs are known to be outside the normal range. 
D) are not helpful to the clinician because they do not really show the whole picture of the patient's status. 
A) are beneficial because they allow the therapist to note a change in physiological status over time. 
B) offer encouragement because the patient can view vital signs data often during the intervention. 
C) create a sense of urgency in the patient when vital signs are known to be outside the normal range. 
D) are not helpful to the clinician because they do not really show the whole picture of the patient's status.

Question 2

The three parameters of pulse are

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A) rate,rhythm,and quality. 
B) rate,rhythm,and quantity. 
C) rate,quality,and spacing. 
D) rate,rhythm,and spacing. 
A) rate,rhythm,and quality. 
B) rate,rhythm,and quantity. 
C) rate,quality,and spacing. 
D) rate,rhythm,and spacing.

Question 3

Baroreceptors regulate blood pressure by responding to

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A) the oxygen concentration in the blood. 
B) changes in heart rate during exercise. 
C) stretching of the blood vessel walls. 
D) alterations in the sodium concentration. 
A) the oxygen concentration in the blood. 
B) changes in heart rate during exercise. 
C) stretching of the blood vessel walls. 
D) alterations in the sodium concentration.

Question 4

The pulse is created when the

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A) left ventricle contracts. 
B) right ventricle contracts. 
C) left atrium contracts. 
D) right atrium contracts. 
A) left ventricle contracts. 
B) right ventricle contracts. 
C) left atrium contracts. 
D) right atrium contracts.

Question 5

For a healthy individual,pulse rates during a 15- to 30-minute exercise program should not exceed

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A) 220 minus the patient's age. 
B) 20% to 35% of the patient's heart rate maximum. 
C) 100% of the patient's heart rate maximum. 
D) 60% to 90% of the patient's heart rate maximum. 
A) 220 minus the patient's age. 
B) 20% to 35% of the patient's heart rate maximum. 
C) 100% of the patient's heart rate maximum. 
D) 60% to 90% of the patient's heart rate maximum.

Question 6

What information would pulse oximetry monitoring provide if used while initiating exercise with a patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Normal oxygen saturation levels 
B) Parameters for heart rate 
C) Type of cardiac dysfunction 
D) Patient tolerance to activity 
A) Normal oxygen saturation levels 
B) Parameters for heart rate 
C) Type of cardiac dysfunction 
D) Patient tolerance to activity

Question 7

The major mechanism for dispersion of heat during exercise is

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A) evaporation. 
B) convection. 
C) conduction. 
D) radiation. 
A) evaporation. 
B) convection. 
C) conduction. 
D) radiation.

Question 8

What occurs during the first phase of Korotkoff's sounds when examining blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a murmur or swishing sound that indicates the diastolic pressure. 
B) There is quieting of the tapping sound that indicates the diastolic pressure. 
C) There is a faint rhythmic tapping sound that indicates the systolic pressure. 
D) There is an abrupt stopping of the sound that indicates the systolic pressure. 
A) There is a murmur or swishing sound that indicates the diastolic pressure. 
B) There is quieting of the tapping sound that indicates the diastolic pressure. 
C) There is a faint rhythmic tapping sound that indicates the systolic pressure. 
D) There is an abrupt stopping of the sound that indicates the systolic pressure.

Question 9

One of the physiological responses to hypothermia is

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A) significantly increased metabolic rate. 
B) hyperactivity of the thermoregulatory center. 
C) increased pulse and respiratory rate. 
D) depression of mental and muscular responses. 
A) significantly increased metabolic rate. 
B) hyperactivity of the thermoregulatory center. 
C) increased pulse and respiratory rate. 
D) depression of mental and muscular responses.

Question 10

What would be a sign of peripheral cyanosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Changes in skin color behind the knees 
B) Changes in skin color of the lips 
C) Changes in the mucous membranes 
D) Changes in mental status 
A) Changes in skin color behind the knees 
B) Changes in skin color of the lips 
C) Changes in the mucous membranes 
D) Changes in mental status

Question 11

When measuring oral temperature,the proper placement of the thermometer is

Accepted Answer

A) under the tongue on the right. 
B) pressed firmly against the hard palate 
C) held tightly between the teeth. 
D) in the sublingual pocket. 
A) under the tongue on the right. 
B) pressed firmly against the hard palate 
C) held tightly between the teeth. 
D) in the sublingual pocket.

Question 12

The patient is a 30-year-old competitive marathon runner who is being seen following a rotator cuff tear.As part of your initial examination,you monitor the patient's vital signs and note that the heart rate is 52 beats per minute.What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Have the patient lie down and elevate the legs. 
B) Call EMS because this patient is about to go into cardiac arrest. 
C) Continue with the intervention; athletes often have low heart rates. 
D) Continue with the intervention,but monitor the patient very closely. 
A) Have the patient lie down and elevate the legs. 
B) Call EMS because this patient is about to go into cardiac arrest. 
C) Continue with the intervention; athletes often have low heart rates. 
D) Continue with the intervention,but monitor the patient very closely.

Exam 4: Vital Signs

Serial recordings of vital signs

The three parameters of pulse are

Baroreceptors regulate blood pressure by responding to

The pulse is created when the

For a healthy individual,pulse rates during a 15- to 30-minute exercise program should not exceed

What information would pulse oximetry monitoring provide if used while initiating exercise with a patient?

The major mechanism for dispersion of heat during exercise is

What occurs during the first phase of Korotkoff's sounds when examining blood pressure?

One of the physiological responses to hypothermia is

What would be a sign of peripheral cyanosis?

When measuring oral temperature,the proper placement of the thermometer is

The patient is a 30-year-old competitive marathon runner who is being seen following a rotator cuff tear.As part of your initial examination,you monitor the patient's vital signs and note that the heart rate is 52 beats per minute.What should you do?

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