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Mowing the lawn MET?
6-7 METS
Shoveling snow MET?
6-7 METS
Swimming MET?
4-8 METS
Walking 4mph MET?
4.5-5.5 METS
Sexual intercourse & dancing MET?
4-5 METS
Dancing MET?
4-5 METS
Sexual intercourse MET?
4-5 METS
Showering MET?
3.5-4 METS
Light gardening MET?
3-4 METS
Light housework MET?
2-4 METS
Cooking MET?
2-3 METS
Bathing MET?
2-3 METS
Walking 2 mph (MET)
2-2.5 METS
Dressing MET?
2 METS
Driving a car MET?
2 METS
Toileting MET
1-2 METS
Eating MET?
1 MET
What is a MET?
THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN CONSUMED PER KILOGRAM OF BODY WEIGHT PER MINUTE TO PERFORM A GIVEN ACTIVITY
Normal respiration rate for adults?
12-18 RESPIRATIONS PER MINUTE
Normal respiration rate for infants?
30-50 RESPIRATIONS PER MINUTE
What are the most common places for measuring a patient's pulse rate?
*CAROTID ARTERY
*RADIAL ARTERY
Normal adult HR?
60-100 BPM
Normal child HR?
80-100 BPM
Normal infant HR?
100-130 BPM
An ABI reading of <.5 indicates what?
*SEVERE ARTERIAL OCCLUSION
*EXERCISE IS UNREALISTIC
*POOR TO NO WOUND HEALING
What is the normal ABI reading?
1.0
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)?
A TEST THAT MEASURES ARTERIAL PERFUSION USING A DOPPLER UNIT
Korotkoff's sounds phase V?
THE SOUNDS DISAPPEAR, THERE IS NOTHING HEARD THROUGH AUSCULTATION.
Korotkoff's sounds phase IV?
THE SOUNDS ABRUPTLY BECOME MUFFLED, AS IF A WHISPER; THIS IS THE INDICATION OF DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
Korotkoff's sounds phase III?
THE SOUNDS ARE LOUDER AND CLEAR COMPARED TO THE INITIAL SOUNDS
Korotkoff's sounds phase II?
THE SOUNDS NOW HAVE A MUFFLE OR SWISHING SOUND.
Korotkoff's sounds phase I?
THE FIRST CLEAR SOUND DETECTED THAT INDICATES SYSTOLIC PRESSURE.
A patient is considered to have hypotension if their systolic pressure is below what?
100 mm Hg
What is considered stage 2 hypertension?
160/100 OR GREATER
What is considered stage 1 hypertension?
140-159 SYSTOLIC
90-99 DIASTOLIC
What are factors that influence hypertension?
*AGE
*LEVEL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
*GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
*SMOKING
*SEDENTARY LIFE
*OBESITY
*DIABETES MELLITUS
Normal adult BP?
100-140 SYSTOLIC
60-90 DIASTOLIC
Normal child BP?
90-110 SYSTOLIC
50-70 DIASTOLIC
Normal infant BP?
60-90 SYSTOLIC
30-55 DIASTOLIC
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