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What is the preferred method to measure blood pressure in adults?
What is the preferred method to measure blood pressure in adults?
- Auscultation (correct)
- Analyzing the sounds of blood flow
- Using automated blood pressure monitors
- Measuring oscillations in blood flow
What indicates positive results for orthostatic hypotension?
What indicates positive results for orthostatic hypotension?
- SBP <20mmHg or DBP <10mmHg within 3 mins of standing
- SBP >20mmHg or DBP >10mmHg within 3 mins of standing (correct)
- SBP <10mmHg or DBP <20mmHg within 3 mins of standing
- SBP >10mmHg or DBP >20mmHg within 3 mins of standing
What must a nurse know when assessing blood pressure?
What must a nurse know when assessing blood pressure?
- How to measure pulse rate
- The appropriate cuff color to use
- How to describe sounds (correct)
- The ideal time of day to assess blood pressure
What do automated blood pressure monitors determine BP by?
What do automated blood pressure monitors determine BP by?
What are the measures for nursing care for febrile clients according to the text?
What are the measures for nursing care for febrile clients according to the text?
What are the two types of hypothermia mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of hypothermia mentioned in the text?
What increases the risk of hypothermia according to the text?
What increases the risk of hypothermia according to the text?
What term describes the absence of breaths, which if it lasts for more than 4 to 6 minutes, may lead to brain damage and death?
What term describes the absence of breaths, which if it lasts for more than 4 to 6 minutes, may lead to brain damage and death?
What is the term for difficulty breathing with shallow rapid respirations?
What is the term for difficulty breathing with shallow rapid respirations?
What is the term for breathing that is easier in an upright position?
What is the term for breathing that is easier in an upright position?
What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure known as?
What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure known as?
What helps maintain normal blood pressure by controlling the resistance of arterioles with age?
What helps maintain normal blood pressure by controlling the resistance of arterioles with age?
Which factor determines both systole and diastole?
Which factor determines both systole and diastole?
What occurs over minutes to hours and involves neural and humoral mechanisms?
What occurs over minutes to hours and involves neural and humoral mechanisms?
Which hormone, stimulated by decreased blood pressure and volume, causes vasoconstriction to increase blood pressure?
Which hormone, stimulated by decreased blood pressure and volume, causes vasoconstriction to increase blood pressure?
What causes vasoconstriction leading to increased blood pressure through angiotensin 2?
What causes vasoconstriction leading to increased blood pressure through angiotensin 2?
What determines the pulse pressure by changes in the radius of arterioles?
What determines the pulse pressure by changes in the radius of arterioles?
What occurs when body has too much extracellular fluid, causing an increase in blood pressure?
What occurs when body has too much extracellular fluid, causing an increase in blood pressure?
Which factor causes an increase in blood pressure by increasing cardiac output?
Which factor causes an increase in blood pressure by increasing cardiac output?
