Lab Expectations and HIPAA Confidentiality

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Based on the text, what is the purpose of using a BMI chart?

To determine the patient's weight history

To calculate the patient's body fatness

To screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems (correct)

To diagnose the patient's health condition

What should healthcare professionals do if a patient declines to have their anthropometric measurements taken?

Forcefully take the measurements against the patient's wishes

Convince the patient to have their measurements taken for their own good

Respect their wishes, document appropriately, and inform the physician outside the patient's presence (correct)

Ignore the patient's refusal and proceed with the measurements

When is it appropriate to tell a patient their height and weight results?

Only if the physician instructs to tell the patient

It depends on the specific circumstances (correct)

Always, regardless of the patient's wishes

Only if the patient requests to know their results

Which method of obtaining body temperature is commonly used on most patients over age 3?

Tympanic (inner ear scan) Signup and view all the answers

What can cause inaccuracies in temperature readings if not documented properly?

Failing to document the reading and body position Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a vital sign routinely measured at each office visit?

Blood pressure Signup and view all the answers

Respiration rate is counted over thirty seconds, then multiplied by ______ to calculate the RPM.

2 Signup and view all the answers

Silence and focus are needed to take an accurate pulse and respiration rate, as there are many numbers to count and remember ______.

simultaneously Signup and view all the answers

When counting respirations, do so ______.

discretely Signup and view all the answers

The usual ratio of the pulse rate to the respiration rate is about ______ (for example, a pulse of 80 and a respiration of 20).

4:1 Signup and view all the answers

Stridor- Light wheezing sounds due to airflow blockage in back of throat or ______.

trachea Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Bradypnea = Slow respiration rate (<12 rpm) Tachypnea = Elevated respiration rate (>20 rpm) Dyspnea = Difficult, labored or painful breathing, or feeling short of breath Apnea = The temporary absence of respirations Signup and view all the answers

Match the following diseases with their impact on respiration rates:

Pneumonia = Increased respiration rate Asthma = Increased respiration rate Opioid use, abuse, overdose = Decreased respiration rate Congestive heart failure = Increased respiration rate Signup and view all the answers

Match the following sounds with their causes:

Stridor = Light wheezing sounds due to airflow blockage in back of throat or trachea Rhonchi = Coarse, low-pitched rattling sounds, usually due partial bronchial airway obstruction Rales = Crackling sounds, indicate fluid in the lungs Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions in the context of vital signs:

Respiration rate = Indicates how well a patient’s body is providing oxygen to tissues Hyperventilation = Excessive rate and depth of breathing Pulse = Related to respiration because the circulatory and respiratory systems work together Signup and view all the answers

Match the following abnormal vital sign results with the potential questions for patients:

Temperature outside normal range = Does the patient feel hot, cold or ill Pulse outside normal range = Is this normal for the patient. Do they feel differently Respirations outside normal range = Does the patient feel short of breath. Ill Signup and view all the answers

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