Measuring Vital Signs

For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...

• Diastolic Pressure

• Systolic Pressure

• Diastemic Pressure

• Systemic Pressure

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The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...

• Pressure during a heart contraction

• Pressure between heart beats

• Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood

• Thickness of blood

When taking a respiration rate do all of the following EXCEPT

• watch the chest

• tell the patient to count

• count for one minute

• record respiration rate

The breathing rate of the patient

• Pulse

• Respirations

• Temperature

• Pulse

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_______________ can be counted most accurately if a patient is not aware of the procedure

• Weight

• Height

• Vision

• Respirations

Vital signs are...

• Any measurement of the body

• Vital measurements that tell if you are alive

• Measurements of the basic functions of the human body

Vital signs are important because they...

• Are a requirement doctors must make for every patient

• Signify if your brain is functioning properly

• Are clues for diagnosing illnesses and diseases

• All choices

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When taking someone's temperature, be sure to

• wash your hands with soap & water before starting

• make sure the patient hasn't had food/drink for at least 5 minutes

• place the thermometer under the patient's tongue

• have the patient keep their mouth closed (with the thermometer) for at least 3 minutes.

What are the four main vital signs?

• Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations

• Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure

• Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

• Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations

Which of the following is a definition of pulse?

• Synapses in the patient's brain that keep blood flowing in the body.

• The amount of oxygen being transported to body organs.

• The pressure of blood pushing against an artery as the heart beats.

• The amount of blood being circulated in the body.