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What is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute?
What is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute?
- Pulse deficit
- Pulse pressure
- Tachycardia (correct)
- Bradycardia
How is the intensity of the pulse graded during palpation?
How is the intensity of the pulse graded during palpation?
- On a scale from 1 to 10
- On a scale from 0 to 4 + (correct)
- On a scale from 0 to 5
- On a scale from weak to strong
What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure called?
What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure called?
- Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Pulse deficit
- Pulse pressure (correct)
Which factor may increase respiratory rate?
Which factor may increase respiratory rate?
What is the term for the balance between the heat produced and lost from the body?
What is the term for the balance between the heat produced and lost from the body?
Which factor increases the rate of cellular metabolism throughout the body?
Which factor increases the rate of cellular metabolism throughout the body?
What decreases with age and is the rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain body essentials?
What decreases with age and is the rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain body essentials?
What increases the metabolic rate up to 2000 times and can increase heat production up to 50 times than normal?
What increases the metabolic rate up to 2000 times and can increase heat production up to 50 times than normal?
What is the primary cause of the client's hyperthermia?
What is the primary cause of the client's hyperthermia?
What is the goal of the nursing interventions in relation to the client's temperature?
What is the goal of the nursing interventions in relation to the client's temperature?
What is the purpose of referring to a dietitian for the client's diet?
What is the purpose of referring to a dietitian for the client's diet?
In what situation should the nurse assess and compare the client's heartbeat and peripheral pulse?
In what situation should the nurse assess and compare the client's heartbeat and peripheral pulse?
