Clinical Intake Vocabulary Review

The preferred pulse site to use when measuring pulse in the adult is the:

• Carotid Pulse

• Brachial Pulse

• Radial Pulse

• Popliteal Pulse

The artery used when taking blood pressure is the:

• Carotid

• Tibialis Anterior

• Radial

• Brachial

When measuring an apical pulse, you need

• To use your thumb

•  To use a stethoscope

•  To use your three middle fingers

• To use a doppler to amplify sounds

The period of time when the heart muscle is at rest is described as:

• Diastole

• Tamponade

• Systole

• Resistance

The pulse point felt behind the knee is the:

• femoral pulse

• patellar pulse

• temporal pulse

• popliteal pulse

The instrument used to measure blood pressure is called a:

• Doppler

• Sphygmomanometer

• Oximeter

• Oscilloscope

A Tympanic temperature is measured:

• in the ear

• over the temporal artery

• under the armpit

• in the gorin

The pulse site located on the top of the foot:

• Femoral

• Popliteal

• Dorsalis Pedis

• Posterior tibial

Difficult or painful breathing is known as

• Bradypnea

• Tachypnea

• Apnea

• Dyspnea

The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery is

• blood pressure

• pulse

• pulse deficit

• oxygen saturation