Vitals - Blood Pressure

Vitals and Blood Pressure

Multiple Choice

What is the average temperature for adults?

• 96.8

• 94.3

• 97.8

• 98.6

Multiple Choice

Vital signs are important because they...

• Are a requirement doctors must make for every patient

• Signify if your brain is functioning properly

• Are clues for diagnosing illnesses and diseases

Blood Pressure

Multiple Choice

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

Multiple Choice

Normal blood pressure is...

• 120/80 mmHg

• 80/120 mmHg

• 140/90 mmHg

• 80/140 mmHg

Multiple Choice

The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...

• Pressure during a heart contraction

• Pressure between heart beats

Multiple Choice

Highest pressure against blood vessel walls.

Represented by first heart sound when taking blood pressure

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

Multiple Choice

Hypertension is anything above...

• 120/80 mmHg

• 90/120 mmHg

• 140/90 mmHg

• 80/140 mmHg

​Homework Assignment - due by Tuesday, 3/3

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VITALS PRACTICE​ GOOGLE FORM

• practice taking resting & active heart rate and respirations for 2 people (friends/family... not yourself)

• practice ​taking BP readings

BP Practice