Title: Quiz 6 - Patient assessment
Course: PHT 1200C Basic Patient Care > Section: Module 6

Q: The very young and the elderly tend to have _____________ respiration rates than adolescents and adults:
- higher
- lower
- no real difference
A: higher

Q: An abnormal, discontinuous sound heard on auscultation of the chest, sometimes referred to as a crackle:
- stridor
- rale
- Karotkoff s sound
- ectopic
A: rale

Q: Body temperature is usually higher in the morning and lower in the late afternoon:
- true
- false
A: false

Q: Hyperpyrexia is:
- fever above 100
- fever above 106
- heart rate above 100
- heart rate above 106
A: fever above 106

Q: If the blood pressure cuff size is too small for the patient, the reading may be:
- falsely high
- falsely low
- just right
- cuff size won t make a difference
A: falsely high

Q: Measurement of blood pressure is stated in:
- breaths per minute
- beats per minute
- Korotkoff sounds
- millimeters of mercury
A: millimeters of mercury

Q: Normal blood oxygen saturation levels should be at least:
- 80%
- 85%
- 90%
- 95%
A: 95%

Q: The PTA is taking a pulse using the brachial artery. The expected heart rate for a 50 year old male would be:
- 12-14
- 30-60
- 60-100
- 100-130
A: 60-100

Q: The PTA notes that the patient s body temperature is elevated from the normal value. Which of the following is not a possible factor affecting body temperature:
- increased stress from just losing a job
- being older
- recently taking a walk
- having an acute infection
A: being older

Q: The PTA notes that the patient s heart rate is elevated from their normal value. Which of the following is not a possible factor affecting heart rate:
- being older
- medications
- increased stress from just losing a job
- having an acute infection
A: being older

Q: The first sound heard when assessing blood pressure is:
- diastolic value
- systolic value
- pulse width
- relief valve closing
A: systolic value

Q: The medical device used to measure levels of blood oxygen saturation, pulse, and heart rate:
- sphygmomanometer
- stethoscope
- pulse oximeter
- syncope
A: pulse oximeter

Q: The most accurate measurement of body temperature is obtained from what part of the body:
- ear canal
- oral cavity
- rectum
- inguinal fold
A: rectum

Q: The patient has a diagnosis of hypotension. Which of the following statements is accurate:
- the patient has a systolic pressure >100
- the patient has a systolic pressure
- the patient has a diastolic pressure >100
- the patient has a diastolic pressure
A: the patient has a systolic pressure

Q: The shorter time period a pulse is taken, the less accurate the pulse reading is likely to be:
- true
- false
A: true

Q: The term tachycardia means:
- heart rate
- heart rate > 100
- respiratory rate
- respiratory rate >100
A: heart rate > 100

Q: Which of the following would be considered an abnormal blood pressure response to exercise:
- a rapidly increasing systolic pressure
- a systolic pressure that does not increase
- a diastolic pressure that does not change
- A and B are abnormal responses
- all of the above are abnormal responses
A: A and B are abnormal responses

Q: What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult:
- 10-12
- 12-18
- 18-24
- 30-50
A: 12-18

Q: When assessing blood pressure, the arm should be at rest to minimize muscle contraction to avoid which of the following:
- a false reading that is high
- a false reading that is low
- the arm position has no effect on blood pressure
A: a false reading that is high

Q: When documenting pulse rate, which of the following would reflect a pulse that is irregular and weak:
- wispy
- thready
- irregular
- diffuse
A: thready

Q: When taking blood pressure readings the cuff width should be:
- 40% of the circumference of the midpoint of the limb
- 80% of the circumference of the midpoint of the limb
- 100% the circumference of the midpoint of the limb
- not a concern as all blood pressure cuffs will fit all patients
A: 40% of the circumference of the midpoint of the limb

Q: Where do you palpate the dorsal pedal pulse:
- posterior or inferior to the lateral malleolus
- posterior to the knee
- posterior or inferior to the medial malleolus
- dorsum of the foot over the cuboid bones
A: dorsum of the foot over the cuboid bones

Q: Which of the following is accurate with regard to assessing pulse:
- use your thumb
- use the pads of the index and middle fingers
- use excessive pressure
- use no pressure
A: use the pads of the index and middle fingers

Q: Which of the following is the accepted normal body temperature:
- 97.6
- 98.5
- 98.6
- 96.8
A: 98.6

Q: Which of the following terms means difficulty breathing while recumbent:
- dyspnea
- orthopnea
- apnea
- wheezing
A: orthopnea