Module B: General Survey & Pain Questions With Complete
Solutions
Apical Pulse Correct Answers Location: Between the 5th and
6th rib (intercostal space) at left midclavicular line
- Listen for "lub dub" sound- each set equals one heartbeat
- In an adult the apical pulse is counted for 1 full minute
Apnea Correct Answers periods when no breathing occurs
Assessing Blood Pressure Correct Answers Listening for
Korotkoff sounds with stethoscope
- First sound is systolic pressure
- Change or cessation of sounds occurs is diastolic pressure
The brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
Bradypnea Correct Answers decreased respiratory rate
Categories of Pain Correct Answers - Duration
- Location or source
- Mode of transmission
- Etiology
Characteristics of the Peripheral Pulse Correct Answers - Rate:
Normal, Tachycardia (fast), Bradycardia (slow)
- Amplitude and quality (strong or weak)
- Rhythm
- Volume of blood ejected with each heartbeat (stroke volume)
, Decreased Blood Pressure Correct Answers Hypotension: <
90/60 mm Hg
- Results of disease processes
- Side effect of medications
- Inability of the body to maintain or return pressure back to
normal
- Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)
- Results from inadequate physiologic response to position
changes
- Occurs when rising to an erect position
- Caused by dehydration, blood loss, or problems of the
neurologic, cardiovascular, or endocrine systems
Definitions of Pain Correct Answers - Whatever the patient says
that it is, whenever it is
- A personal experience influenced by biologic, psychological,
and social factors
- Pain and nociception are different
- Learned through an individual's life experiences
- Serves an adaptive role
- Expressed in many ways -- not just verbally
Diffusion Correct Answers Exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide between the alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
Duration of Pain Correct Answers Acute-
Rapid in onset, varies in intensity and duration; protective in
nature
Chronic-
Solutions
Apical Pulse Correct Answers Location: Between the 5th and
6th rib (intercostal space) at left midclavicular line
- Listen for "lub dub" sound- each set equals one heartbeat
- In an adult the apical pulse is counted for 1 full minute
Apnea Correct Answers periods when no breathing occurs
Assessing Blood Pressure Correct Answers Listening for
Korotkoff sounds with stethoscope
- First sound is systolic pressure
- Change or cessation of sounds occurs is diastolic pressure
The brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
Bradypnea Correct Answers decreased respiratory rate
Categories of Pain Correct Answers - Duration
- Location or source
- Mode of transmission
- Etiology
Characteristics of the Peripheral Pulse Correct Answers - Rate:
Normal, Tachycardia (fast), Bradycardia (slow)
- Amplitude and quality (strong or weak)
- Rhythm
- Volume of blood ejected with each heartbeat (stroke volume)
, Decreased Blood Pressure Correct Answers Hypotension: <
90/60 mm Hg
- Results of disease processes
- Side effect of medications
- Inability of the body to maintain or return pressure back to
normal
- Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)
- Results from inadequate physiologic response to position
changes
- Occurs when rising to an erect position
- Caused by dehydration, blood loss, or problems of the
neurologic, cardiovascular, or endocrine systems
Definitions of Pain Correct Answers - Whatever the patient says
that it is, whenever it is
- A personal experience influenced by biologic, psychological,
and social factors
- Pain and nociception are different
- Learned through an individual's life experiences
- Serves an adaptive role
- Expressed in many ways -- not just verbally
Diffusion Correct Answers Exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide between the alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
Duration of Pain Correct Answers Acute-
Rapid in onset, varies in intensity and duration; protective in
nature
Chronic-
