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| Body measurements are sometimes referred to as ____, meaning the process of measuring. |
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| Measurements are obtained at the ____ of the patient's visit, prior to seeing the provider and usually follow the completion of recording the patient history with new patients to complete the initial base information. |
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| The accurate measure of ____ and ____ is best done on a balance beam scale. |
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| A ____ beam requires you to manipulate the two weights on the balance bar until the pointer rests in the middle. |
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| You must be sure that the scale is ____, by setting both of the weights at zero and making sure the pointer is floating in the middle. |
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| Another common measurement in the medical office today is the ____ ____ ____ (BMI). This is a numerical correlation between a patient's height and weight. |
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| The term ____ signs is used by health care personnel to identify measurement of body functions that are essential to life. |
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| The four vital indicators are ____, ____, ____, and ____. |
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| The four vital signs indicate the body's ability to control heat, the rate, volume, and rhythm of the heart, and quality of breathing and the ____ of the heart and condition of blood vessels. |
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| A person with a temperature above normal is said to be ____. Whereas low temperatures you are considered ____. |
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| The temperature regulating center in the body is located in the _____ of the brain. |
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| During an infectious process, the presence of microorganisms causes ____ to be secreted, which raise the set point of the hypothalamic thermostat. They are toxins from bacteria or a by-product of degenerating tissues. |
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| On an electronic thermometer, the red probe is for ____, whereas the blue probe is for ____. |
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| The tympanic membrane thermometer measures the strength of the _____ heat waves generated by the TM. Generates a temperature in less than two seconds. |
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| In a rectal thermometer reading, the probe is inserted into the rectum approximately ____ in for adults and ____ in for infants and small children. |
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1 in - adults
1/2 in - infants and small children |
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| Axillary temperatures are the ____ accurate. They are measured in the armpit. Normal temperatures here are 97.6 |
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| A consistent rated of more than 100 beats per minute is known as ____. |
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| A consistent rate below 60 beats per minute is known as ____. |
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| The force of strength of the pulse is referred to as it's ____. |
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| The quality of ____ of the pulse refers to its regularity, or the equal spacing of the beats. |
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| The term ____ refers to a pulse hat lacks a regular rhythm. |
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| The bottom or lower edge of the heart is known as the ____. |
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| One respiration is the combination of total inspiration and expiration, or simply, ____ and ____. |
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| Difficult or labored breathing is called ____, whereas the absence of breathing is known as ____. |
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| ____ may be present with pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, and other pulmonary diseases. |
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| A breathing pattern called ____ ____ occurs with acute brain, heart, or lung damage or disease and with intoxicants. |
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| An abnormally slow rate of respiration is known as _____, while a faster than normal rate of respiration is known as ____. |
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| The term ____ pressure means the fluctuating pressure the blood exerts against the arterial walls as it alternatively contacts and relaxes. |
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| The contraction phase, or period of greatest pressure is known as ____. |
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| The resting or filling action, or period of least pressure is known as ____. |
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| An elevated pressure without known cause is said to be ____ or essential stage 1 hypertension. |
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| A drop in blood pressure can also occur when a patient changes from a sitting to a standing position. This is known as ____ hypotension. |
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| ____ pressure refers to the difference between systolic and diastolic reading and is an indicator of the tone of the arterial walls. |
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| Auscultatory gap is known as _____ of sound. There is a silent interval between the systolic and diastolic pressure. |
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