Question

A 53 y/o woman comes to the medical clinic because she has a headache. Her blood pressure is 120/75, her pulse is 130 bpm, her temp is 99.2 F, and her respirations are 18/min. Which term would most likely be documented in the patient's chart?

A) Hypertension
B) Hypotension
C) Bradypnea
D) Tachycardia
E) Febrile

Answer 1

The correct term to document in the patient's chart is Tachycardia, due to her elevated pulse rate of 130 bpm.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term that would most likely be documented in the chart of a 53-year-old woman with a headache, a blood pressure of 120/75, a pulse of 130 bpm, a temperature of 99.2 F, and respirations at 18/min is D) Tachycardia. Tachycardia is defined as a heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate, typically over 100 beats per minute in adults. In this case, the patient's pulse of 130 bpm clearly indicates tachycardia. The patient's blood pressure does not indicate Hypertension (chronically elevated blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or above) or Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure). Her respiratory rate does not suggest Bradypnea (abnormally slow breathing rate). Although the temperature is slightly elevated, it does not reach the level to be classified as Febrile, which is a body temperature significantly higher than the normal 37 °C or 98.6 °F.