Biomedical - Vital Signs

Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?

• 60-100
• 80-100
• 2022-12-20 00:00:00
• 60-80

What are the 4 main vital signs?

• temperature, respirations, pulse
• blood pressure, pulse, glucose
• glucose, pulse, blood pressure, temperature
• temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure

If a patient has been drinking hot coffee you should wait____ before taking a temp

• 5 mins
• 15min
• 20min
• 10min

A fast pulse is also called...

• tachycardia
• tachypnea
• bradycardia
• bradypnea

Normal respirations are .....

• 12-20 per minute
• 10-25 per minute
• 11-22 per minute
• 5-30 per minute

When assessing a patient's pain level, she tells you that her pain is 8/10. What should the medical assistant do next?

• tell the doctor
• ask the patient why she is in pain
• give the patient her prescribed pain medication
• ask the patient where is the location of the pain

What is the unit of measurement for recording a person's pulse

• beats per minute
• beats per hour
• beats per second
• beats per 24 hours

where on the body can pulses be felt?

• sides of head, neck, and wrists
• neck only
• side of head only
• wrists only

A sphygmonameter is used to

• listen to the heart
• take a blood pressure
• measure oxygen content of the blood
• measure temperature

How long does it take blood to circulate the entire body before returning to the heart?

• 1 day
• 45 seconds
• 1 minute
• 10 minutes