Front

The normal range of pulse in an adult: 12-20, 90-120, 60-100, 120-160

Back

60-100

Front

Considered the 5th vital sign by many facilities:

Back

pain

Front

If a patient has a fever, we describe them as:

Back

febrile

Front

Abnormal respiration that is caused by the narrowing of the bronchioles, often heard in patients with asthma.

Back

wheezing

Front

A temperature above this number is considered to by hyperthermia.

Back

104

Front

A tympanic thermometer is also called:

Back

aural

Front

Which of the following blood pressures is a hypotensive reading? 130/88, 100/70, 141/93, 85/50

Back

85/50

Front

The instrument used to obtain a blood pressure reading is a/an:

Back

sphygmomanometer

Front

The most accurate method to obtain a temperature: temporally, axillary, rectally, orally

Back

rectally

Front

The systolic (top) number in a blood pressure should be below this number: 140, 90, 120, 80

Back

120