23-25--HST: Vital Signs

A fast heart beat, over 100 bpm

• tachycardia

• bradycardia

• tachypnea

• bradypnea

A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

Tachypnea means

• fast shallow breathing

• faster than normal pulse

• slow pulse

• slow breathing

Bradypnea means

The main vital signs include:

• blood pressure

• respirations and pulse

• temperature

• blood sugar

12 to 20 represents ...

• the respiratory range for an adult

• the pulse rate for an adult

• the temperature ranges for a baby

• the blood pressure range for an adult

What is the average range for the adult pulse rate?

• 40-120 bpm

• 60-100 bpm

• 100-150 bpm

• 70-110 bpm

Label the pulse sites

d

e

f

g

c

b

a

brachial pulse

radial pulse

popliteal pulse

Dorsalis Pedis Pulse

temporal pulse

femoral pulse

carotid pulse

Difficult or labored breathing, usually observed as shortness of breath

• Dyspnea

• Dysphagia

• Tachypnea

• Hypothermia

Breathing that sounds like snoring

• stertorous breathing

• apnea

• dyspnea

• tachypnea