Chapter 10 patient assessment JB

Which of the following general statements about blood pressure measurement is correct

A normal size cuff should take up two thirds the length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow.

When reassessing a patient during transport, you should

A. monitor treatment interventions and modify them as necessary

With an infant lying supine, you can assess the pulse in which artery by elevating the arm over the infants head

Brachial artery

According to the world health organization, which of the following is the leading cause of disability, worldwide, with an estimated 264 million people of all ages suffering from this condition?

Depression

Patients who point to a single place for their pain, such as patients with fractures and areas of inflammation, are experiencing which type of pain

Focal pain

Which of the following represents one of the most common causes of confusion?

Hypoxia

A 21 year old male complains of acute shortness of breath with sharp chest pain during inspiration. You osculate his lungs and her a grating sound over the left lower lobe during inspiration. This patient's clinical presentation is most likely to be caused by.

Plural inflammation

In responsibi, who are older than one year, which artery should be palpated, when assessing for circulation

Radial artery

You are en route to a trauma center with a victim of a gun shot wound. You reassess his blood pressure and note that it has decreased by 10 mm/H g. After ensuring continued airway patency and adequate ventilation you should:

Reassess for any occult bleeding

A patient reports pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen and in the right shoulder; however, there is no pain between the right upper quadrant and the right shoulder. This is an example of what type of pain.

Referred pain

A patient reporting, a productive cough is commonly associated with which adventitious breath sounds

Rhonchi

The 10 minute period of time on scene with a critically injured. Patient is often referred to as which of the following

The platinum 10

All of the following elements are essential to the AMT's critical, thinking ability, except

Using extraneous data to formulate an appropriate patient care plan

The concept of standard precautions assumes that:

all blood, body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may pose a substantial risk of infection

Loud, high-pitched, and Hollow sounds auscultated over the manubrium are called:

bronchial sounds

The formulation of an appropriate treatment plan is ultimately based on the:

field impression of the patient.

Which of the following conditions can cause the skin to be abnormally, flushed and red

high blood pressure

An electronic blood pressure cuff that measures readings using stepped deflation

may be more accurate in patients who are moving because the pressure in the cuff is released in intervals at variable lengths, allowing the system to better detect oscillations.

The finer and somewhat fainter breath sounds noted in the lateral wall of the chest are known as:

vesicular sounds

When using a colorimetric carbon dioxide detector, what color should the paper inside the detector be if it detects carbon dioxide?

yellow