BOP midterm 2 questions n answers A+
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Continuous fever - correct answer ✔✔rises and falls only slightly during the 24-hour period. It remains
above the patient's average normal range.
Intermittent fever - correct answer ✔✔comes and goes, or it spikes then returns to average range.
Remittent fever - correct answer ✔✔has great fluctuation but never returns to the average range. It is a
constant fever with fluctuating levels.
Temperatures Considered Febrile - correct answer ✔✔Rectal or aural (ear) temperatures over 100.4° F
(38° C)
Oral temperatures over 99.5° F (37.5° C)
Axillary temperatures over 98.6° F (37° C)
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever over 100.9° F (38.3° C) for 3 weeks in adults and 1 week in
children without a known diagnosis.
Axillary - correct answer ✔✔temperatures are approximately 1° F or 0.6° C lower than accurate oral
readings.
Rectal - correct answer ✔✔temperatures when taken accurately, are approximately 1° F or 0.6° C higher
than oral readings.
Aural Temperature (Ototemp) - correct answer ✔✔Most Accurate—reflection of blood temp
surrounding the hypothalamus
Blood pressure - correct answer ✔✔reflects the pressure of the blood against the walls of the arteries, is
read in millimeters of mercury, abbreviated mm hg.
, B/P systolic measurement - correct answer ✔✔the pressure of blood against the artery wall when the
heart has just finished pumping (contracting)
B/P diastolic measurement - correct answer ✔✔the pressure of blood against the artery walls between
heartbeats, when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood
Hypertension - correct answer ✔✔condition of having a blood pressure of 140/90 or higher for an
extended period; also called high blood pressure
Hypotension - correct answer ✔✔Low Blood pressure; when the systolic blood pressure is below 90 mm
Hg and the diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg
High blood pressure - correct answer ✔✔140/90 or above, can also be known as essential hypertension
or primary hypertension
prehypertension - correct answer ✔✔120--89
normal adult b/p - correct answer ✔✔119 or below / 79 or below
Korotkoff sounds - correct answer ✔✔sounds heard during the auscultation of the blood pressure,
produced by the vibrations of the arterial wall
BMI scale - correct answer ✔✔BMI of 24 or less=consideres to be ideal weight
BMI of 25 - 29.9=considered overweight
BMI of 25 - 34.9=considered obese
morbidly obese this increses the persons risk of death from any cause by 50% to 150%
arrhythmia - correct answer ✔✔Abnormal heart rhythm
bounding - correct answer ✔✔a pulse that feels full because of increased power of cardiac contractions
or as a result of increased blood volume
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Continuous fever - correct answer ✔✔rises and falls only slightly during the 24-hour period. It remains
above the patient's average normal range.
Intermittent fever - correct answer ✔✔comes and goes, or it spikes then returns to average range.
Remittent fever - correct answer ✔✔has great fluctuation but never returns to the average range. It is a
constant fever with fluctuating levels.
Temperatures Considered Febrile - correct answer ✔✔Rectal or aural (ear) temperatures over 100.4° F
(38° C)
Oral temperatures over 99.5° F (37.5° C)
Axillary temperatures over 98.6° F (37° C)
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever over 100.9° F (38.3° C) for 3 weeks in adults and 1 week in
children without a known diagnosis.
Axillary - correct answer ✔✔temperatures are approximately 1° F or 0.6° C lower than accurate oral
readings.
Rectal - correct answer ✔✔temperatures when taken accurately, are approximately 1° F or 0.6° C higher
than oral readings.
Aural Temperature (Ototemp) - correct answer ✔✔Most Accurate—reflection of blood temp
surrounding the hypothalamus
Blood pressure - correct answer ✔✔reflects the pressure of the blood against the walls of the arteries, is
read in millimeters of mercury, abbreviated mm hg.
, B/P systolic measurement - correct answer ✔✔the pressure of blood against the artery wall when the
heart has just finished pumping (contracting)
B/P diastolic measurement - correct answer ✔✔the pressure of blood against the artery walls between
heartbeats, when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood
Hypertension - correct answer ✔✔condition of having a blood pressure of 140/90 or higher for an
extended period; also called high blood pressure
Hypotension - correct answer ✔✔Low Blood pressure; when the systolic blood pressure is below 90 mm
Hg and the diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg
High blood pressure - correct answer ✔✔140/90 or above, can also be known as essential hypertension
or primary hypertension
prehypertension - correct answer ✔✔120--89
normal adult b/p - correct answer ✔✔119 or below / 79 or below
Korotkoff sounds - correct answer ✔✔sounds heard during the auscultation of the blood pressure,
produced by the vibrations of the arterial wall
BMI scale - correct answer ✔✔BMI of 24 or less=consideres to be ideal weight
BMI of 25 - 29.9=considered overweight
BMI of 25 - 34.9=considered obese
morbidly obese this increses the persons risk of death from any cause by 50% to 150%
arrhythmia - correct answer ✔✔Abnormal heart rhythm
bounding - correct answer ✔✔a pulse that feels full because of increased power of cardiac contractions
or as a result of increased blood volume
