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NUR 206/ NUR206 Exam 1 (2025/ 2026
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1. Blood Pressure: Auscultatory-gap: An alternative method of
checking respirations. The difference between systolic and
diastolic pressure.
ex: The patient's actual systolic pressure is 200 with a gap from 170 to
140 and a diastolic of 110.
2. Blood Pressure: Blood Pressure (BP): A measurement of the
amount of pressure exerted by the blood within the circulatory
system.
ex: Normal & Abnormal range
3. Blood Pressure: Diastolic Pressure: Diastolic blood pressure:
The minimum amount of pressure exerted when the heart is
relaxed
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4. Blood Pressure: Hypertension: Abnormally high blood pressure.
ex: systolic is 140 or higher, diastolic is 90 or higher.
5. Blood Pressure: Hypotension: Abnormally low blood pressure.
ex: Systolic < 90 mm Hg or Diastolic < 60 mm Hg
6. Orthostatic Hypotension (BP): Decrease in blood pressure
related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or
standing positions.
ex: Drop in systolic pressure= 20 mm Hg
Drop in diastolic pressure= 10 mm Hg
7. Blood Pressure: Postural Hypotension, Orthostatic
Hypotension: Decrease in blood pressure caused by a sudden
change in position.
ex: Standing Up Suddenly
8. Pulse Pressure: The difference between systolic and diastolic
blood pressure.
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ex: If the resting blood pressure is 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm
Hg), the pulse pressure is 40.
9. Sphygmomanometer: Instrument to measure blood pressure
ex: blood pressure cuff/ monitor.
10. Systolic Pressure: The maximum amount of pressure exerted
when the heart contracts and forces blood into the aorta; this
phase of the heart's pumping is called systole.
ex: Systolic blood pressure, the top number, measures the force the
heart exerts on the walls of the arteries each time it beats.
11. Blood Pressure: Korotkoff Sounds: Arterial sounds heard
through a stethoscope applied to the brachial artery.
Korotkoff Phases:
1. Tapping Sound - this determines the systolic B/P
2. Soft swishing sound - blood flow
3. Crisp sound
4. Blowing sound
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5. Silence (diastolic)
12. Four Kinds of Health Assessment Techniques: 1. Inspection:
looking or observing
2. Palpation: touching
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation: listening
13. Health Assessment Techniques: Inspection: Symmetry
left to right, notice skin tone, rashes, bruising, wounds, shape of
chest, any deformities, observe mood and affect.
ex: The use of vision, hearing, and smell.
14. Health Assessment Techniques: Palpation: Act of using
the dorsal surface (back) of hands and fingertips to feel areas of the
body for various findings, temperature, moisture or abnormalities.
ex: use of touch to assess body organs and skin texture, temperature,
moisture, turgor, tenderness, and thickness.
NUR 206
NUR 206
NUR 206/ NUR206 Exam 1 (2025/ 2026
Update) | Questions & Answers| Grade A|
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
1. Blood Pressure: Auscultatory-gap: An alternative method of
checking respirations. The difference between systolic and
diastolic pressure.
ex: The patient's actual systolic pressure is 200 with a gap from 170 to
140 and a diastolic of 110.
2. Blood Pressure: Blood Pressure (BP): A measurement of the
amount of pressure exerted by the blood within the circulatory
system.
ex: Normal & Abnormal range
3. Blood Pressure: Diastolic Pressure: Diastolic blood pressure:
The minimum amount of pressure exerted when the heart is
relaxed
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4. Blood Pressure: Hypertension: Abnormally high blood pressure.
ex: systolic is 140 or higher, diastolic is 90 or higher.
5. Blood Pressure: Hypotension: Abnormally low blood pressure.
ex: Systolic < 90 mm Hg or Diastolic < 60 mm Hg
6. Orthostatic Hypotension (BP): Decrease in blood pressure
related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or
standing positions.
ex: Drop in systolic pressure= 20 mm Hg
Drop in diastolic pressure= 10 mm Hg
7. Blood Pressure: Postural Hypotension, Orthostatic
Hypotension: Decrease in blood pressure caused by a sudden
change in position.
ex: Standing Up Suddenly
8. Pulse Pressure: The difference between systolic and diastolic
blood pressure.
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ex: If the resting blood pressure is 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm
Hg), the pulse pressure is 40.
9. Sphygmomanometer: Instrument to measure blood pressure
ex: blood pressure cuff/ monitor.
10. Systolic Pressure: The maximum amount of pressure exerted
when the heart contracts and forces blood into the aorta; this
phase of the heart's pumping is called systole.
ex: Systolic blood pressure, the top number, measures the force the
heart exerts on the walls of the arteries each time it beats.
11. Blood Pressure: Korotkoff Sounds: Arterial sounds heard
through a stethoscope applied to the brachial artery.
Korotkoff Phases:
1. Tapping Sound - this determines the systolic B/P
2. Soft swishing sound - blood flow
3. Crisp sound
4. Blowing sound
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5. Silence (diastolic)
12. Four Kinds of Health Assessment Techniques: 1. Inspection:
looking or observing
2. Palpation: touching
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation: listening
13. Health Assessment Techniques: Inspection: Symmetry
left to right, notice skin tone, rashes, bruising, wounds, shape of
chest, any deformities, observe mood and affect.
ex: The use of vision, hearing, and smell.
14. Health Assessment Techniques: Palpation: Act of using
the dorsal surface (back) of hands and fingertips to feel areas of the
body for various findings, temperature, moisture or abnormalities.
ex: use of touch to assess body organs and skin texture, temperature,
moisture, turgor, tenderness, and thickness.
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