CCE Midterm 1 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

What are the 4 key vital signs to measure a person's general health? - Answer-BP Temperature Respiration Pulse What are vital signs? - Answer-Key physiologic measures of a person's general health What are the four components of the general survey? - Answer-Body structure Physical appearance Motility Behavior What is height measured in? - Answer-feet and inches OR inches only What is the normal Respiration Rate per minute? - Answer-10 to 20 cycles per minute How long do you feel for respiration? - Answer-30 seconds What is the definition of Stroke Volume (SV)? - Answer-The amount of blood that the heart pumps into the aorta with every heart beat When checking for pulse, what are we evaluating? - Answer-Rate (beats per minute) Rhythm Local Amplitude What does an absent pulse suggest? - Answer-Arterial Occlusion How do you identify pulse rates? - Answer-BPM (Beats per Minute) Rhythm of beats Strength of beats How many seconds do you feel for the pulse? - Answer-15 seconds (or 30) What is the average pulse rates? - Answer-74-76 bpm What is the average PR range for adults? - Answer-60-100 bpm What can we expect to see with a pregnant patient's PR? - Answer-Increase of 10-15 bpm What can we expect to see with a well conditioned athletes PR? - Answer-Around 50+