PSW TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PSW TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Tachycardia - Correct Answers -fast heart rate

Bradycardia - Correct Answers -slow heartbeat

respiration rate - Correct Answers -number of breaths per minute

Dyspnea - Correct Answers -difficulty breathing

dysphagia - Correct Answers -difficulty swallowing
Hypertension - Correct Answers -high blood pressure

hypotension - Correct Answers -low blood pressure

edema - Correct Answers -puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

Dehydration - Correct Answers -lack of water in the body

nocturnia - Correct Answers -frequent and excessive urination during the night

pulse rate - Correct Answers -the number of pulse beats per minute

Cheyne-Stokes - Correct Answers -Periods of difficult breathing (dyspnea) followed by
periods of no respirations (apnea)

hypoventilation - Correct Answers -decreased rate or depth of air movement into the
lungs

Hyperventilation - Correct Answers -the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep
breaths

orthopnea - Correct Answers -difficulty breathing when lying down

apnea - Correct Answers -absence of breathing