Vital signs quiz - chapter 16

Which of the following is not one of the main vital signs to be obtained?

• blood pressure

• respirations

• body posture

• pulse

Vital signs are the first indication of what?

• age

• disease

• excitement

• gender

The pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts & relaxes is what?

• temperature

• pulse

• oxygen saturation

• blood pressure

Pain that lasts a short amount of time is what?

• acute

• chronic

• considered extreme

• considered minimal

Pain that lasts long term is called what

• acute

• chronic

• considered extreme

• considered light

Normal body temp is what?

• 96-98

• 97-100

• 100-102

• 94-98

What way is the most accurate way to take a temperature?

• axillary

• orally

• temporal

• rectal

The medical name for fever is what?

• hypoxia

• hyperexia

• pyrexia

• hyperthemia

Body temp over 104 is called what?

• pyrexia

• hyperthermia

• hypothermia

• pyrothermia

The pulse is felt in what?

• tendons

• ligaments

• arteries

• veins