Diagnostic Skills Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest Version 2024 (Already Passed)

Diagnostic Skills Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest Version 2024 (Already Passed) Albumin, protein - Answers presence, glycosuria or albuminuria, can indicate kidney disease Ammonia - Answers old specimen odor of urine Anuria - Answers no formation of urine Apical Pulse - Answers pulse taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart Apnea - Answers absence of respiration, usually a temporary period of no respirations Aural - Answers temperature taken with a special tympanic thermometer that is placed in the ear or auditory canal Axillary - Answers temperature taken in the armpit, under the upper arm Bilirubin - Answers presence, bilirubinuria, can indicate liver disease, hepatitis, or bile-duct obstruction Blood pressure - Answers the force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts or relaxes Bradycardia - Answers a pulse rate under 60 beats per minute Character - Answers the depth and quality of respirations Cheyne-Stokes - Answers abnormal breathing pattern characterized by periods of apnea; frequently noted in the dying patient Diastolic - Answers the constant pressure in the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is at rest, or between contractions Dorsal recumbent - Answers exam position similar to the lithotomy position, but the patient is in bed or on a table without stirrups Dyspnea - Answers difficult or labored breathing Fever - Answers an elevated body temperature, usually above 101 degrees Fahrenheit Fowler's - Answers exam position used o facilitate breathing, relieve distress, encourage drainage, and examine the head, neck, and chest Hematuria - Answers blood in the urine Homeostasis - Answers constant state of fluid balance Horizontal recumbent - Answers exam position used for examination or treatment of the front, or anterior, part of the body Hyperthermia - Answers a low body temperature, below 95 degrees Fahrenheit Hypothermia - Answers a high body temperature, exceeds 104 degrees Fahrenheit Jackknife - Answers exam position used mainly for rectal surgery or examination and for back surgery or treatmens Knee-chest - Answers exam position used for rectal examinations, usually a sigmoidoscopic examination Left lateral - Answers (Sim's Position) exam position where the patient lies on his/her left side with th right leg bent up under the abdomen Lithotomy - Answers exam position used for vaginal examinations, Pap tests, urinary catherization, cystoscopic examinations, and surgery of the pelvic area Oliguria - Answers decreased amount of urine, less than 500 mL in 24 hours Oral - Answers temperature taken in the mouth pH (of urine) - Answers a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of urine Polyuria - Answers increased amount of urine, more than 2,000 mL in 24 hours Prone - Answers exam position used for examination or treatment of the back or spine Pulse - Answers the pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts and relaxed, or beats Pulse deficit - Answers a condition that occurs with some heart conditions Rales - Answers bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluids or mucus in the air passage Rate - Answers the number of beats per minute Reagent strips - Answers firm, plastic strips used for chemical testing Rectal - Answers temperature taken in the rectum Respirations - Answers the breathing rate of the patient Rhythm - Answers the regularity of the pulse Sim's - Answers exam position used for simple rectal and sigmoidoscopic examinations, enemas, rectal temperatures, and rectal treatments Sphygmomanometer - Answers an instrument used to measure blood pressure in millimeters of mercury