Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing Ch. 21 (Test questions with correct answers)

Vital Signs correct answers Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Pain Level, and Pulse Oxygen Saturation Level Metabolism correct answers Cellular chemical reactions in the body Fever correct answers Elevated temperature Pyrogen correct answers Agents that cause fever Basal metabolic rate correct answers The rate at which heat is produced when the body is at rest. Pyrexia correct answers Fever (old term) Diaphoresis correct answers Excessive sweat production Hypoxia correct answers State of insufficient oxygen Stroke volume correct answers Volume of blood pressure pushed into the aorta with each heartbeat Cardiac Output correct answers The pulse rate multiplied by the stroke volume Respiration correct answers The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing Temporal pulse correct answers Pulse felt along your temple Apical pulse correct answers Taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart