NURS 331 BACS EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Apnea - ANSWER absence of breathing
Dyspnea - ANSWER difficulty breathing
Tachypnea - ANSWER abnormally rapid rate of breathing
Systolic Pressure - ANSWER highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the
ventricles contract and push blood through the arteries at the beginning of systole
Diastolic Pressure - ANSWER lowest pressure present on arterial walls during diastole
Afebrile - ANSWER no fever
Hyperthermia - ANSWER extremely high fever
Hypothermia - ANSWER body temp. below 96
Korotkoff sounds ANS series of sounds for which to listen when assessing blood
pressure using the auscultatory method
Orthopnea ANS a condition in which people with dyspnea can often breathe more easily
in an upright position
Pulse deficit ANS difference between the apical and radial pulse rates
,Pulse pressure ANS the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)- ANSWER the average blood pressure in a person's
arteries during a cardiac cycle (70-100mmHg)
Respiration- ANSWER act of breathing and using oxygen in body cells; gas exchange
between the atmospheric air in the alveoli and the blood in the capillaries
Hyperventilation - ANSWER condition in which more than the normal amount of air is
entering and leaving the lungs as a result of an increase in rate or depth of respiration
or both
Hypoventilation - ANSWER decreased rate or depth of air movement into the lungs
Hypoxia - ANSWER inadequate amount of oxygen available to the cells
Pulse oximetry - ANSWER noninvasive technique that measures the oxygen saturation
(SpO2) of arterial blood
Tachycardia - ANSWER tachycardia rapid heart rate, over 100 beats per minute
Bradycardia - ANSWER bradycardia slow heart rate, less than 60 bpm
Sinus arrhythmia - ANSWER A sinus rhythm in which the rate varies with respiration,
causing an irregular heart rhythm.
Asystole - ANSWER absence of contractions of the heart - flat line
Visceral Pain - ANSWER originates from ABDOMINAL ORGANS patients often describe
, -described as - crampy or gnawing
Referred pain - ANSWER arises from a SPECIFIC SITE, but the individual experiencing of
the PAIN AT ANOTHER SITE along the innervating spinal nerve
ex: heart pain that a patient experiences as indigestion, neck, pain, or arm pain
Somatic pain - ANSWER arises from MUSCLES, BONES, and JOINTS
described as - burning or sharp
Chronic pain - ANSWER extends beyond on the normal healing period and has no useful
role
> 3-6 months
Acute pain - ANSWER meant to warn the body that some type of insult or injury has
occurred
< 3 months
Phantom pain - ANSWER NEUROPATHIC PAIN in an extremity or body part that is no
longer there
ex: patient experiences, pain and leg with an amputation
Cutaneous pain - ANSWER derives from the dermis, epidermis, and subcutaneous
TISSUE
described as - burning or sharp
Mild pain - ANSWER 0-3 pain scale
acceptable pain level
Moderate pain - ANSWER 4-6 pain scale
Apnea - ANSWER absence of breathing
Dyspnea - ANSWER difficulty breathing
Tachypnea - ANSWER abnormally rapid rate of breathing
Systolic Pressure - ANSWER highest point of pressure on arterial walls when the
ventricles contract and push blood through the arteries at the beginning of systole
Diastolic Pressure - ANSWER lowest pressure present on arterial walls during diastole
Afebrile - ANSWER no fever
Hyperthermia - ANSWER extremely high fever
Hypothermia - ANSWER body temp. below 96
Korotkoff sounds ANS series of sounds for which to listen when assessing blood
pressure using the auscultatory method
Orthopnea ANS a condition in which people with dyspnea can often breathe more easily
in an upright position
Pulse deficit ANS difference between the apical and radial pulse rates
,Pulse pressure ANS the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)- ANSWER the average blood pressure in a person's
arteries during a cardiac cycle (70-100mmHg)
Respiration- ANSWER act of breathing and using oxygen in body cells; gas exchange
between the atmospheric air in the alveoli and the blood in the capillaries
Hyperventilation - ANSWER condition in which more than the normal amount of air is
entering and leaving the lungs as a result of an increase in rate or depth of respiration
or both
Hypoventilation - ANSWER decreased rate or depth of air movement into the lungs
Hypoxia - ANSWER inadequate amount of oxygen available to the cells
Pulse oximetry - ANSWER noninvasive technique that measures the oxygen saturation
(SpO2) of arterial blood
Tachycardia - ANSWER tachycardia rapid heart rate, over 100 beats per minute
Bradycardia - ANSWER bradycardia slow heart rate, less than 60 bpm
Sinus arrhythmia - ANSWER A sinus rhythm in which the rate varies with respiration,
causing an irregular heart rhythm.
Asystole - ANSWER absence of contractions of the heart - flat line
Visceral Pain - ANSWER originates from ABDOMINAL ORGANS patients often describe
, -described as - crampy or gnawing
Referred pain - ANSWER arises from a SPECIFIC SITE, but the individual experiencing of
the PAIN AT ANOTHER SITE along the innervating spinal nerve
ex: heart pain that a patient experiences as indigestion, neck, pain, or arm pain
Somatic pain - ANSWER arises from MUSCLES, BONES, and JOINTS
described as - burning or sharp
Chronic pain - ANSWER extends beyond on the normal healing period and has no useful
role
> 3-6 months
Acute pain - ANSWER meant to warn the body that some type of insult or injury has
occurred
< 3 months
Phantom pain - ANSWER NEUROPATHIC PAIN in an extremity or body part that is no
longer there
ex: patient experiences, pain and leg with an amputation
Cutaneous pain - ANSWER derives from the dermis, epidermis, and subcutaneous
TISSUE
described as - burning or sharp
Mild pain - ANSWER 0-3 pain scale
acceptable pain level
Moderate pain - ANSWER 4-6 pain scale
