NSC 232 Exam 1 Questions with Verified Solutions Graded A+
Thermoregulation - Answers relationship between heat production and heat loss
Febrile - Answers Has a fever
Afebrile - Answers does not have a fever
Constant fever - Answers the body temp fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal
Remittent fever - Answers a wide range of temperature fluctuations (more than 2˚C) in a 24 hour
period of time, all of which are above normal (most common with a cold or influenza)
Relapsing fever - Answers short febrile periods of a few days are interspersed with periods of 1-
2 days of normal temperature
Intermittent Fever - Answers the body temperature alternates at regular intervals between
periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temperatures
Antipyretics - Answers medications used to lower fevers
Conduction - Answers transfer of heat between 2 objects in direct physical contact
Convection - Answers transfer of heat by movement of air (ventilation)
Radiation - Answers transfer of heat to objects not in physical contact
Evaporation - Answers transfer of heat by water vapor (sweating)
Inhalation - Answers active movement in which the diaphragm contracts, ribs move upward,
sternum moves outward, increased size of thorax
Exhalation - Answers passive movement in which diaphragm relaxes, ribs move down and in,
and sternum moves inward
Systolic pressure - Answers contraction of the ventricles; first Korotkoff's sound
Diastolic pressure - Answers Ventricles at rest; last Korotkoff sound
Pulse pressure - Answers difference between systolic and diastolic pressures
Activities of daily living - Answers The things we normally do in daily living including any daily
activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work,
homemaking, and leisure. The ability or inability to perform ADLs can be used as a very practical
measure of ability/disability in many disorders.
Ambulatory - Answers relating to or adapted for walking
Apical pulse - Answers The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular
, contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck; a regular or
rhythmical beating, a single beat or throb
Aspiration - Answers the drawing or a foreign substance, such as gastric contents, into the
respiratory tract during inhalation
Auscultation - Answers listening for sounds produced within the body, chiefly to assess the
condition of the thoracic or abdominal organs and vessels such as the heart, lungs, aorta, and
intestines.
Bradycardia - Answers slowness of the heartbeat, so that the pulse rate is less than 60 beats
per minute
Bradypnea - Answers respirations that are regular in rhythm but are slower than normal in rate
Client - Answers A patron or customer; one who receives a professional service from another;
one who seeks or receives advice or therapy from a health care professional (aka patient)
Confidentiality - Answers The legally protected right afforded to (and duty required of)
specifically designated health care professionals not to disclose information discerned or
communicated during consultation with a patient.
Cyanosis - Answers a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive
concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the blood.
Dyspnea - Answers labored or difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
Dysuria - Answers difficulty or pain in urination
Edema - Answers a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in
tissues between the body's cells (swelling)
Eupnea - Answers easy, normal respiration
Flatus - Answers Gas or air in the gastrointestinal tract that may be expelled through the anus.
Medical asepsis - Answers the use of practices aimed at destroying pathological organisms
after they leave the body; employed in the care of patients with infectious diseases to prevent
reinfection of the patient and to avoid the spread of infection from one person to another (aka
isolation precautions)
Surgical asepsis - Answers the exclusion of all microorganisms before they can enter an open
surgical wound or contaminate a sterile field during surgery (aka sterilization or sterile
technique)
Nosocomial infection - Answers contracted because of an infection or toxin that exists in a
certain location, such as a hospital (aka hospital acquired infection)
Thermoregulation - Answers relationship between heat production and heat loss
Febrile - Answers Has a fever
Afebrile - Answers does not have a fever
Constant fever - Answers the body temp fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal
Remittent fever - Answers a wide range of temperature fluctuations (more than 2˚C) in a 24 hour
period of time, all of which are above normal (most common with a cold or influenza)
Relapsing fever - Answers short febrile periods of a few days are interspersed with periods of 1-
2 days of normal temperature
Intermittent Fever - Answers the body temperature alternates at regular intervals between
periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temperatures
Antipyretics - Answers medications used to lower fevers
Conduction - Answers transfer of heat between 2 objects in direct physical contact
Convection - Answers transfer of heat by movement of air (ventilation)
Radiation - Answers transfer of heat to objects not in physical contact
Evaporation - Answers transfer of heat by water vapor (sweating)
Inhalation - Answers active movement in which the diaphragm contracts, ribs move upward,
sternum moves outward, increased size of thorax
Exhalation - Answers passive movement in which diaphragm relaxes, ribs move down and in,
and sternum moves inward
Systolic pressure - Answers contraction of the ventricles; first Korotkoff's sound
Diastolic pressure - Answers Ventricles at rest; last Korotkoff sound
Pulse pressure - Answers difference between systolic and diastolic pressures
Activities of daily living - Answers The things we normally do in daily living including any daily
activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work,
homemaking, and leisure. The ability or inability to perform ADLs can be used as a very practical
measure of ability/disability in many disorders.
Ambulatory - Answers relating to or adapted for walking
Apical pulse - Answers The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular
, contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck; a regular or
rhythmical beating, a single beat or throb
Aspiration - Answers the drawing or a foreign substance, such as gastric contents, into the
respiratory tract during inhalation
Auscultation - Answers listening for sounds produced within the body, chiefly to assess the
condition of the thoracic or abdominal organs and vessels such as the heart, lungs, aorta, and
intestines.
Bradycardia - Answers slowness of the heartbeat, so that the pulse rate is less than 60 beats
per minute
Bradypnea - Answers respirations that are regular in rhythm but are slower than normal in rate
Client - Answers A patron or customer; one who receives a professional service from another;
one who seeks or receives advice or therapy from a health care professional (aka patient)
Confidentiality - Answers The legally protected right afforded to (and duty required of)
specifically designated health care professionals not to disclose information discerned or
communicated during consultation with a patient.
Cyanosis - Answers a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive
concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the blood.
Dyspnea - Answers labored or difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
Dysuria - Answers difficulty or pain in urination
Edema - Answers a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in
tissues between the body's cells (swelling)
Eupnea - Answers easy, normal respiration
Flatus - Answers Gas or air in the gastrointestinal tract that may be expelled through the anus.
Medical asepsis - Answers the use of practices aimed at destroying pathological organisms
after they leave the body; employed in the care of patients with infectious diseases to prevent
reinfection of the patient and to avoid the spread of infection from one person to another (aka
isolation precautions)
Surgical asepsis - Answers the exclusion of all microorganisms before they can enter an open
surgical wound or contaminate a sterile field during surgery (aka sterilization or sterile
technique)
Nosocomial infection - Answers contracted because of an infection or toxin that exists in a
certain location, such as a hospital (aka hospital acquired infection)
