SUT Fundamentals Unit 5 Test 2025
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vital signs - ✔✔temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
acute illness - ✔✔Comes on suddenly
chronic illness - ✔✔a long term disease
6 different ways temperature can be taken - ✔✔oral, axillary, tympanic, rectal, glass,
electronic probe
three or four point scale to report strength of pulse - ✔✔bounding - 3+
normal - 2+
weak - 1+
absent - 0
areas for measuring the pulse - ✔✔temporal, brachial artery, carotid artery, radial
artery, femoral artery, popliteal artery
can alter respiratory rate - ✔✔exertion, stress, strong emotion, drugs
weight, exertion, stress, strong emotion, gender - ✔✔blood pressure varies by age and is
effected by various other normal physiological conditions including
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, CBC (complete blood count) - ✔✔basic test used to evaluate the type and percentage of
normal components in the blood
fluoroscopy - ✔✔a combination of x ray and digital technology in which images are
captured and translated into a flat panel screen that is visible in normal lighting
ultrasound - ✔✔generated by high frequency sound waves
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - ✔✔uses radio frequency signals and multiple
magnetic fields to produce a high definition image
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) - ✔✔uses the combined technologies of
computed tomography and radioactive scanning
computed tomography (CT) - ✔✔x ray and computer technologies are combined to
produce high contrast cross sectional images
ABO blood groups - ✔✔a persons blood type
coagulation test - ✔✔the mechanism of blood clotting
electrolytes - ✔✔cations and anions
metabolic panel - ✔✔Includes blood glucose, carbon dioxide, creatinine, urea nitrogen,
bicarbonate and several important electrolytes.
false low diastolic - ✔✔pressing the stethoscope too hard on the artery
false high systolic and diastolic - ✔✔cuff is too loose
false high systolic and diastolic - ✔✔cuff is too small
false high diastolic - ✔✔Failure to wait longer than 2 min before retaking the blood
pressure
false low systolic - ✔✔cuff is deflated too quickly
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
vital signs - ✔✔temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
acute illness - ✔✔Comes on suddenly
chronic illness - ✔✔a long term disease
6 different ways temperature can be taken - ✔✔oral, axillary, tympanic, rectal, glass,
electronic probe
three or four point scale to report strength of pulse - ✔✔bounding - 3+
normal - 2+
weak - 1+
absent - 0
areas for measuring the pulse - ✔✔temporal, brachial artery, carotid artery, radial
artery, femoral artery, popliteal artery
can alter respiratory rate - ✔✔exertion, stress, strong emotion, drugs
weight, exertion, stress, strong emotion, gender - ✔✔blood pressure varies by age and is
effected by various other normal physiological conditions including
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, CBC (complete blood count) - ✔✔basic test used to evaluate the type and percentage of
normal components in the blood
fluoroscopy - ✔✔a combination of x ray and digital technology in which images are
captured and translated into a flat panel screen that is visible in normal lighting
ultrasound - ✔✔generated by high frequency sound waves
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - ✔✔uses radio frequency signals and multiple
magnetic fields to produce a high definition image
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) - ✔✔uses the combined technologies of
computed tomography and radioactive scanning
computed tomography (CT) - ✔✔x ray and computer technologies are combined to
produce high contrast cross sectional images
ABO blood groups - ✔✔a persons blood type
coagulation test - ✔✔the mechanism of blood clotting
electrolytes - ✔✔cations and anions
metabolic panel - ✔✔Includes blood glucose, carbon dioxide, creatinine, urea nitrogen,
bicarbonate and several important electrolytes.
false low diastolic - ✔✔pressing the stethoscope too hard on the artery
false high systolic and diastolic - ✔✔cuff is too loose
false high systolic and diastolic - ✔✔cuff is too small
false high diastolic - ✔✔Failure to wait longer than 2 min before retaking the blood
pressure
false low systolic - ✔✔cuff is deflated too quickly
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