Vital Signs

Name four vital signs

• first aid

• temperature

• pulse

• respiration

• blood pressure

Apical pulse is a pulse count taken

• only on adults,

• with a stethoscope, ordered by a physician

• in emergency situations

• never on infants

Chronic high blood pressure can lead to

• stroke, kidney disease, and/or heart disease

• can cause Alzheimer's disease

• cancer

• Arthritis

The top number in a Blood pressure reading is the

• systolic, is the pressure on the artery walls when the heart is contacting

• diastolic, the constant pressure in the walls of the arteries when the heart is at rest

• High blood pressure

• hypertension

When taking manual blood pressure it is important that the needle is on zero, how do you do that?

• pump the bulb up as far as you can

• squeeze the cuff until all the air is out

• Throw the cuff away it is no longer working

• shake the cuff and sphygmomanometer until it reads zero

The normal range for body temperature is _____________ to___________degrees.

• 97 to 100 degrees

• 88 to 99 degrees

• 100 to 105 degrees

• 60 to 70 degrees

What is the most accurate method for taking a temperature?

• Oral

• Rectal

• Temporal

• Axillary

What is the least accurate method for taking a temperature?

• Rectal

• Oral

• Temporal

• Axillary

What is the normal rate for respirations in adults?

• 16-25

• 30-35

• 12-20

• 10-19

What are the four words that describe the character or volume of respirations?

• Deep, shallow, labored, wet/moist

• irregular, irregular, fast, slow

• regular, rate, rhythm, raspy