Vital Signs

Where do you calculate your radial pulse?

• Thumb side of wrist
• Pinky side of wrist
• On your neck
• In the crease of your elbow

When taking temperature, oral is...

• In the mouth
• In the armpit
• Through the anus
• In the ear canal

What is a danger of high blood pressure?

• Hair loss
• Heart disease
• Skin discoloration
• Brain dysfunction

A body temperature that is above normal in response to infection or inflammation.

• fever
• pulseless
• hypothermia
• shock

For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...

• Diastolic Pressure
• Systolic Pressure
• Diastemic Pressure
• Systemic Pressure

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

• Pressure during a heart contraction
• Pressure between heart beats
• Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
• Thickness of blood

What tool is used to measure blood pressure?

• ECG

• pulse oxymeter

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

What is body temperature in Celsius?

• 37
• 47
• 98.6
• 96.8

Your pulse measures

• The pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the heart beats
• how much blood the body has in it
• how many times your heart beats in a minute
• how many times you breath in a minute

Chronic high blood pressure is called...

• Hypertrophy
• Atrophy
• Hypertension
• Hyperatrophy