CCBC NURN155 ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Nasopharyngeal airway - ✔✔Same as oropharyngeal airway but through the nose
✔✔Endotracheal tube - ✔✔Tube, often used in administering anesthesia, that is passed
through the trachea
✔✔Anthropometric Measurements - ✔✔Height
Weight
Waist, Arm and Head Circumference
Skin fold Thickness
✔✔Underweight - ✔✔BMI <18.5
✔✔Normal weight - ✔✔BMI 18.5-24.9
✔✔Overweight - ✔✔BMI 25-29.9
✔✔Obese - ✔✔BMI >30
✔✔Indicators of Nutritional Status - ✔✔General appearance (height/weight)
Skin, hair, nails
Mouth—includes teeth, tongue, gums
Mucous membranes
Neck—includes thyroid
Musculoskeletal
Abdomen
✔✔ Basic Metabolic Panel - ✔✔Current status of a patient's metabolism, kidney
function, blood glucose, and electrolytes
✔✔Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Carbon Dioxide, Bicarbonate (HCO3), Chloride, Blood
Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Glucose - ✔✔Basic Metabolic Panel
, ✔✔Normal Value for Calcium - ✔✔8.2-10.2 mg/dL
✔✔Normal Value for Sodium - ✔✔135-145 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for Potassium - ✔✔3.5-5.3 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for CO2/HCO3 - ✔✔22-26 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for Chloride - ✔✔97-107 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for BUN - ✔✔10-31 mg/dL
✔✔Normal Value for Creatinine - ✔✔Male 0.61-1.21 mg/dL
Female 0.51-1.11 mg/dL
✔✔Normal Value for Glucose - ✔✔Fasting Less than 100 mg/dL
Random Less than 200mg/dL
✔✔Red Cell Count (RBC) - ✔✔Carry oxygen throughout the body and remove excess
carbon dioxide
✔✔White Cell Count (WBC) - ✔✔5 types play a role in fighting infections
✔✔Hematocrit (HCT) - ✔✔Portion of the RBCs in whole blood to assess dehydration or
iron deficiency
✔✔Hemoglobin (Hgb) - ✔✔Protein in RBCs that carries oxygen from your lungs to the
rest of your body
✔✔Platelets (Plt) - ✔✔Cell fragments that aid in clotting blood
✔✔Complete Blood Count (CBC) - ✔✔RBC, WBC, HCT, Hgb, Plt
✔✔Normal RBC - ✔✔Male 5.2 - 5.81 M/uL Female 3.91 - 5.11 M/uL
Older Male 3.81-5.81 M/uL Older Female 3.71-5.31 M/uL
✔✔Normal WBC - ✔✔11 yr and older 4.5 - 11 K/uL
✔✔Normal Hgb - ✔✔Male 13.2 - 17.6 g/dL Female 11.7 - 15.5 g/dL
Older Male 12.6 - 17.4 g/dL Older Female 11.7 - 16.1 g/dL
✔✔Normal HCT - ✔✔Male 38-51% Female 33-45 %
Older Male 36 - 52% Older Female 34 - 46%
✔✔Nasopharyngeal airway - ✔✔Same as oropharyngeal airway but through the nose
✔✔Endotracheal tube - ✔✔Tube, often used in administering anesthesia, that is passed
through the trachea
✔✔Anthropometric Measurements - ✔✔Height
Weight
Waist, Arm and Head Circumference
Skin fold Thickness
✔✔Underweight - ✔✔BMI <18.5
✔✔Normal weight - ✔✔BMI 18.5-24.9
✔✔Overweight - ✔✔BMI 25-29.9
✔✔Obese - ✔✔BMI >30
✔✔Indicators of Nutritional Status - ✔✔General appearance (height/weight)
Skin, hair, nails
Mouth—includes teeth, tongue, gums
Mucous membranes
Neck—includes thyroid
Musculoskeletal
Abdomen
✔✔ Basic Metabolic Panel - ✔✔Current status of a patient's metabolism, kidney
function, blood glucose, and electrolytes
✔✔Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Carbon Dioxide, Bicarbonate (HCO3), Chloride, Blood
Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Glucose - ✔✔Basic Metabolic Panel
, ✔✔Normal Value for Calcium - ✔✔8.2-10.2 mg/dL
✔✔Normal Value for Sodium - ✔✔135-145 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for Potassium - ✔✔3.5-5.3 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for CO2/HCO3 - ✔✔22-26 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for Chloride - ✔✔97-107 mEq/L
✔✔Normal Value for BUN - ✔✔10-31 mg/dL
✔✔Normal Value for Creatinine - ✔✔Male 0.61-1.21 mg/dL
Female 0.51-1.11 mg/dL
✔✔Normal Value for Glucose - ✔✔Fasting Less than 100 mg/dL
Random Less than 200mg/dL
✔✔Red Cell Count (RBC) - ✔✔Carry oxygen throughout the body and remove excess
carbon dioxide
✔✔White Cell Count (WBC) - ✔✔5 types play a role in fighting infections
✔✔Hematocrit (HCT) - ✔✔Portion of the RBCs in whole blood to assess dehydration or
iron deficiency
✔✔Hemoglobin (Hgb) - ✔✔Protein in RBCs that carries oxygen from your lungs to the
rest of your body
✔✔Platelets (Plt) - ✔✔Cell fragments that aid in clotting blood
✔✔Complete Blood Count (CBC) - ✔✔RBC, WBC, HCT, Hgb, Plt
✔✔Normal RBC - ✔✔Male 5.2 - 5.81 M/uL Female 3.91 - 5.11 M/uL
Older Male 3.81-5.81 M/uL Older Female 3.71-5.31 M/uL
✔✔Normal WBC - ✔✔11 yr and older 4.5 - 11 K/uL
✔✔Normal Hgb - ✔✔Male 13.2 - 17.6 g/dL Female 11.7 - 15.5 g/dL
Older Male 12.6 - 17.4 g/dL Older Female 11.7 - 16.1 g/dL
✔✔Normal HCT - ✔✔Male 38-51% Female 33-45 %
Older Male 36 - 52% Older Female 34 - 46%
