SNUG101 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Hypertension
Answer:
Higher than normal blood pressure
Question:
2. Tachycardia
Answer:
Abnormally rapid heartbeat
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3. Tachypnea
Answer:
Increased breathing rate
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4. Pyrexia
Answer:
Raised body temperature; fever.
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5. Bradycardia
Answer:
Abnormally slow heartbeat
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6. Bradypnea
Answer:
Abnormally slow breathing
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7. Fowler's position
Answer:
Semi-sitting position
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8. Sims position
Answer:
The patient is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn up with the left arm placed
along the back
Question:
9. Supine position
, Answer:
Lying on back, facing upward
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10. Trendelenburg position
Answer:
A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher than the head
Question:
11. Prone position
Answer:
Lying on abdomen, facing downward
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12. Tympanic
Answer:
Pertaining to the eardrum
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13. Hypoxemia
Answer:
Decreased level of oxygen in the blood
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14. Hypoxia
Answer:
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
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15. TENS
Answer:
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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16. Braden Scale
Answer:
A tool for predicting pressure ulcer risk
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17. Consider the pa-tient situation
Answer:
Clinical reasoning stage 1. Describe or list facts, context, objects or people
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18. Collect cues/in-formation
Answer:
Clinical reasoning stage 2. Carefully consider the past medical history of the patient
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Hypertension
Answer:
Higher than normal blood pressure
Question:
2. Tachycardia
Answer:
Abnormally rapid heartbeat
Question:
3. Tachypnea
Answer:
Increased breathing rate
Question:
4. Pyrexia
Answer:
Raised body temperature; fever.
Question:
5. Bradycardia
Answer:
Abnormally slow heartbeat
Question:
6. Bradypnea
Answer:
Abnormally slow breathing
Question:
7. Fowler's position
Answer:
Semi-sitting position
Question:
8. Sims position
Answer:
The patient is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn up with the left arm placed
along the back
Question:
9. Supine position
, Answer:
Lying on back, facing upward
Question:
10. Trendelenburg position
Answer:
A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher than the head
Question:
11. Prone position
Answer:
Lying on abdomen, facing downward
Question:
12. Tympanic
Answer:
Pertaining to the eardrum
Question:
13. Hypoxemia
Answer:
Decreased level of oxygen in the blood
Question:
14. Hypoxia
Answer:
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Question:
15. TENS
Answer:
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Question:
16. Braden Scale
Answer:
A tool for predicting pressure ulcer risk
Question:
17. Consider the pa-tient situation
Answer:
Clinical reasoning stage 1. Describe or list facts, context, objects or people
Question:
18. Collect cues/in-formation
Answer:
Clinical reasoning stage 2. Carefully consider the past medical history of the patient