110 Vitals

Where is the most common artery site to take a patients pulse rate?

• Brachial

• Systolic

• Diastolic

• Radial

What is the normal pulse rate in children?

• 25 to 40 beats per minute

• 70 to 120 beats per min.

• 50 to 75 beats per minute

• 150 to 200 beats per minute

What percentage oxygen saturation should a healthy adult have?

• 95 to 99%

• 75%

• 110%

• 60 to 85%

Our body raises its temperature when fighting off bacteria and viruses because these cannot survive in excess heat.

• True

• False

In order to take a patients blood pressure, most dental offices have this on hand.

• sphygmomanometer

• Glass thermometer

• Automated blood pressure monitor

• Pulse oximetry monitor

What type of thermometer is no longer used due to possible health risks?

• Glass

• Tympanic

• Temporal

• Digital

What is the normal respiration rate of an adult in breaths per minute?

• 25 to 30

• 18 to 30

• 5 to 7

• 10 to 20

An electrocardiogram is a procedure that measures the electrical activity of the heart beat.

• True

• False

A series of sounds produced by the blood rushing back into the brachial artery, which has been collapsed by the pressure of the blood pressure cuff are called what?

• Korotkoff sounds

• Heart beat

• Pulse

• Whale song

In order for a wrist BP monitor to work, the arm must be placed where?

• At the patients side

• Behind the patients back

• At heart level

• Above the patients head