HEAS 1000 - Midterm Review (Unit 1-5)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Subjective |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-what |the |person |says |about |himself |or |herself
Objective |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-what |you |observe |by |inspecting, |percussing, |palpating,
|and |auscultating
Diagnostic |reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |the |process |of |analyzing |health |data |and |
drawing |conclusions |to |identify |diagnoses. |It |has |4 |major |components
Cues |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-piece |of |information, |a |sign |or |symptom, |or |a |piece |of |
laboratory |data
Complete |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |a |complete |health |history |& |results |of |a |
full |physical |examination |(used |when |meeting |the |patient |for |the |1st |time)
Focused |(episodic) |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"mini-database", |smaller |in |scope |& |
more |focused |than |the |complete |database. |Concerns |mainly |one |problem, |one |cue |complex, |
or |one |body |system
Follow-up |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |status |of |any |identified |problems |should |be |
evaluated |at |regular |& |appropriate |intervalsa
Emergency |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-calls |for |a |rapid |collection |of |the |data, |often |
compiled |while |life-saving |measures |are |occurring |(diagnosis |must |be |swift |& |sure)
,Cultural |competence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-self |awareness |of |your |cultural |beliefs, |and |
biases |or |misconceptions |of |cultural |differences
Cultural |safety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |forcing |your |cultures |onto |others |(ex. |saying
|"Happy |Holidays"instead |of |"Merry |Christmas")
What |drives |who |we |are? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-values, |beliefs, |experience, |biases,
|family/friends, |tradition |--> |influence |the |way |we |behave |and |our |own |biases
Goal |of |an |interview |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |main |purpose |is |to |collect |subjective |data, |
regarding |the |clients |current |state |of |health
Inspection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-concentrated |watching |(close, |careful, |scrutiny, |1st |of |the |
individual |as |a |whole |and |then |following |each |body |system) |always |performed |1st* |(looky |not |
touchy!)
Palpation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-follows |& |often |confirms |points |you |noted |during |
inspection. |apply |a |sense |of |touch |to |assess |texture, |temp, |moisture |& |organ |location |& |size, |
as |well |as |any |swelling, |vibration |or |pulsation, |rigidity |or |spasticity, |presence |of |lumps |or |
masses |& |presence |of |tenderness |or |pain
Auscultation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-listening |to |sounds |produced |by |parts |of |the |body, |such |
as |the |heart |and |blood |vessels, |the |lungs, |and |abdomen
Percussion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tapping |the |person's |skin |with |short, |sharp |strokes |to |
assess |underlying |structures |(ex. |enlarged |livers) |(hollow |or |solid)
General |Survey |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical |appearance, |body |structure, |mobility, |
behaviours
, Vital |signs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temp, |pulse, |respiration, |blood |pressure, |oxygen |saturation
Temperature |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-normal |37.2 |C° |--> |allows |stable |cellular |metabolism
Hyperthermia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-or |fever, |(>38C°) |caused |by |pyrogens |secreted |by |toxic |
bacteria |breakdown
Hypothermia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(<36C°) |usually |caused |by |accidental, |prolonged |
exposure |to |cold
Pulse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |force |causes |the |arterial |walls |to |widen |and |generates |a |
pressure |wave, |which |is |felt |in |the |periphery
Bradycardia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-heart |beat |<50beat/min
Tachycardia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-heart |beat |over |95beats/min |or |over |100 |beats/min
Respirations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inspiration |and |expiration |(normal |12-20)
Bradypnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-slow |breathing |(<10per |minute)
Tachypnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-rapid, |shallow |breathing |(<24 |per |minute)
Dyspnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |subjective |feeling |of |shortness |of |breath |or |the |inability |
to |get |enough |air
Apnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |a |potentially |serious |sleep |disorder |in |which |breathing |
repeatedly |stops |and |starts
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Subjective |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-what |the |person |says |about |himself |or |herself
Objective |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-what |you |observe |by |inspecting, |percussing, |palpating,
|and |auscultating
Diagnostic |reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |the |process |of |analyzing |health |data |and |
drawing |conclusions |to |identify |diagnoses. |It |has |4 |major |components
Cues |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-piece |of |information, |a |sign |or |symptom, |or |a |piece |of |
laboratory |data
Complete |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |a |complete |health |history |& |results |of |a |
full |physical |examination |(used |when |meeting |the |patient |for |the |1st |time)
Focused |(episodic) |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"mini-database", |smaller |in |scope |& |
more |focused |than |the |complete |database. |Concerns |mainly |one |problem, |one |cue |complex, |
or |one |body |system
Follow-up |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |status |of |any |identified |problems |should |be |
evaluated |at |regular |& |appropriate |intervalsa
Emergency |database |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-calls |for |a |rapid |collection |of |the |data, |often |
compiled |while |life-saving |measures |are |occurring |(diagnosis |must |be |swift |& |sure)
,Cultural |competence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-self |awareness |of |your |cultural |beliefs, |and |
biases |or |misconceptions |of |cultural |differences
Cultural |safety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |forcing |your |cultures |onto |others |(ex. |saying
|"Happy |Holidays"instead |of |"Merry |Christmas")
What |drives |who |we |are? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-values, |beliefs, |experience, |biases,
|family/friends, |tradition |--> |influence |the |way |we |behave |and |our |own |biases
Goal |of |an |interview |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |main |purpose |is |to |collect |subjective |data, |
regarding |the |clients |current |state |of |health
Inspection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-concentrated |watching |(close, |careful, |scrutiny, |1st |of |the |
individual |as |a |whole |and |then |following |each |body |system) |always |performed |1st* |(looky |not |
touchy!)
Palpation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-follows |& |often |confirms |points |you |noted |during |
inspection. |apply |a |sense |of |touch |to |assess |texture, |temp, |moisture |& |organ |location |& |size, |
as |well |as |any |swelling, |vibration |or |pulsation, |rigidity |or |spasticity, |presence |of |lumps |or |
masses |& |presence |of |tenderness |or |pain
Auscultation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-listening |to |sounds |produced |by |parts |of |the |body, |such |
as |the |heart |and |blood |vessels, |the |lungs, |and |abdomen
Percussion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tapping |the |person's |skin |with |short, |sharp |strokes |to |
assess |underlying |structures |(ex. |enlarged |livers) |(hollow |or |solid)
General |Survey |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical |appearance, |body |structure, |mobility, |
behaviours
, Vital |signs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temp, |pulse, |respiration, |blood |pressure, |oxygen |saturation
Temperature |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-normal |37.2 |C° |--> |allows |stable |cellular |metabolism
Hyperthermia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-or |fever, |(>38C°) |caused |by |pyrogens |secreted |by |toxic |
bacteria |breakdown
Hypothermia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(<36C°) |usually |caused |by |accidental, |prolonged |
exposure |to |cold
Pulse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |force |causes |the |arterial |walls |to |widen |and |generates |a |
pressure |wave, |which |is |felt |in |the |periphery
Bradycardia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-heart |beat |<50beat/min
Tachycardia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-heart |beat |over |95beats/min |or |over |100 |beats/min
Respirations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inspiration |and |expiration |(normal |12-20)
Bradypnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-slow |breathing |(<10per |minute)
Tachypnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-rapid, |shallow |breathing |(<24 |per |minute)
Dyspnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |subjective |feeling |of |shortness |of |breath |or |the |inability |
to |get |enough |air
Apnea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |a |potentially |serious |sleep |disorder |in |which |breathing |
repeatedly |stops |and |starts
