Quiz 9D

Which of the following statements regarding the blood pressure is correct? Select one: a. Blood pressure is usually not measured in children younger than 3 years of age. b. The systolic pressure represents ventricular relaxation. c. Blood pressure is the most reliable indicator of perfusion. d. Blood pressure falls early in patients with hypoperfusion.

a. Blood pressure is usually not measured in children younger than 3 years of age.

A decrease in blood pressure may indicate: Select one: a. loss of vascular tone. b. increased blood volume. c. forceful cardiac contraction. d. arterial constriction.

a. loss of vascular tone.

When you use the palpation method to obtain a blood pressure, the measurement you obtain is the: Select one: a. systolic blood pressure. b. cardiac output pressure. c. diastolic blood pressure. d. pulse pressure.

a. systolic blood pressure.

A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover: Select one: a. two thirds the length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow. b. one third the length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow. c. one half the length between the armpit and the crease at the elbow. d. the entire upper arm between the armpit and the crease at the elbow.

a. two thirds the length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow.

Jugular venous distention suggests a problem with blood returning to the heart if the patient is: Select one: a. in a recumbent position. b. sitting up at a 45° angle. c. in a supine position. d. in a prone position.

b. sitting up at a 45° angle.

A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a: Select one: a. falsely low systolic and diastolic reading. b. falsely low systolic but high diastolic reading. c. falsely high systolic and diastolic reading. d. falsely high systolic but low diastolic reading.

c. falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.

The diastolic blood pressure represents the: Select one: a. increased arterial pressure that occurs during ventricular contraction. b. average pressure against the arterial walls during a cardiac cycle. c. minimum amount of pressure that is always present in the arteries. d. difference in pressure between ventricular contraction and relaxation.

c. minimum amount of pressure that is always present in the arteries.

The pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the left ventricle contracts is called the: Select one: a. pulse pressure. b. blood pressure. c. systolic pressure. d. diastolic pressure.

c. systolic pressure.

While evaluating a patient with chest pain, your partner tells you that the patient's blood pressure is 140/94 mm Hg. The lower number represents the pressure from the: Select one: a. atria relaxing. b. ventricles contracting. c. ventricles relaxing. d. atria contracting.

c. ventricles relaxing.

When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient's upper extremity, you should place the head of the stethoscope over the _______________ artery. Select one: a. radial b. apical c. femoral d. brachial

d. brachial