Core healthcare skills #1

The process of inhaling air into the lungs

• respiration

• expiration

• inspiration

Which is a type of respirations

• Apena

  Dyspnea

• hypotension

• blood pressure

Systolic and diastolic are the two parts of blood pressure

• True

• False

Circadian rhythm is the 24 hour day-night cycle , temperature

• True

• False

Vital signs show how well vital organs are working.

Consist of the following: measuring body temperature

counting pulse rate

measuring blood pressure

• True

• False

Radial pulse

• pulse rate on the inside of the wrist

• pulse rate inside the elbow about 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the elbow

Brachial pulse

• pulse rate on the inside of the wrist

• pulse rate inside the elbow 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the elbow

Having high blood pressure is called

• hypertension

• hypotension

Hypotension

• Low blood pressure

• High blood pressure

Systolic phase

• top number of the blood pressure reading, heart is at work, contracting , and pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart

• bottom number of the blood pressure reading, heart is relaxing