Vital signs

the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...

• the neck

• the groin area

• the wrist

• the inside of your elbow

the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is

• the neck

• the wrist

• the groin

• the inside of the elbow

the area of the body where you take a femoral pulse is...

• the neck

• the wrist

• the groin

• the forehead

the following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT ...

• oral

• temporal

• axillary

• femoral

the routes to take a pulse include...

• temporal

• brachial

• oral

• tympanic

fast heart beat, over 100 bpm

• tachycardia

• bradycardia

• tachypnea

• bradypnea

slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

• tachycardia

• bradcardia

• tachypnea

• bradypnea

tachypnea means

• fast shallow breathing

• breathing faster than normal

• breathing more than 20 breaths per minute

• slow breathing

bradypnea means

• slow breathing

• breathing less than 12 breaths per minute

• fast breathing

• painful breathing

you can use a thermometer with a red indicator for oral temperature measuring...

• true

• false