Vital Sign Vocabulary study Guide

The normal range for body temeperature?

• 97-100*F

• 100-139*F

• 98-80*F

• 120-80 *F

Most accurate measurement for temeperture?

• Rectual

• Axillary

• Temporal

• Aural/tympanic

Another word for aural?

• axillary

• temporal

• Tympanic

• None

What is systolic in a normal blood perssure?

• Less than 100

• Less than 80

• Less than 50

• Less than 120

What is the Diastolic for blood pressure?

• Less than 80

• Less than 120

• less than 100

• Less than 160

What is the the pulse rate?

• 60-100 bpm

• 100-120 bpm

• 120-200 bpm

• 160-100 bpm

Apnea

• Absence of respiration;temporary cessation of respiration

• Irregular or abnormal rhythm usually referring o them as heart rhythm

• slow heart rate,usually below 60 bpm

• None

Arrhythimia

• Absence of respiration;temporary cessation of respiration

• Irregular or abnormal rhythm usually referring o them as heart rhythm

• slow heart rate,usually below 60 bpm

• None

Bradycardia

• Absence of respiration;temporary cessation of respiration

• Irregular or abnormal rhythm usually referring o them as heart rhythm

• slow heart rate,usually below 60 bpm

• None

Cheyne Stroke

• Bluish color of the skin,nail bed,and/or lips due th an insufficient amount of oxygen in the blood.

• Periods of difficult breathing (dydpnea)followed by period of no repirations(apnea)

• Measurment of blood pressure taken when the heart is at rest;measurement of the constant pressure in artieries

• Difficult or labored breathing.