Vital Signs

What is a "normal" blood pressure

• 120/110 mmHg

• 120/80 mmHg

• 100/80 mmHg

• 140/80 mmHg

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hyperstension

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.

• apparatus

• gauge

• sphygmomanometer

• millimeter

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

• mmHg

• mimg

• mhg

• Pounds per Meter

Which artery normally do we take blood pressure?

• femoral

• brachial

• coronal

• radial

A pulse site at the neck

• carotid

• temporal

• popliteal

• femoral

The average oral Fahrenheit temperature is

• 95.8 degrees

• 101.4  degrees

• 98.6 degrees

• 103.6 degrees

An axillary temperature is the least accurate method of taking a temperature

• True

• False

Vital signs are an important indication of how a person is doing

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3