PHS Vital Signs Key Term Quiz

Fill in the blank: _______ are used to evaluate a patient's condition.

• Vital Signs

• Medical History

• Laboratory Tests

• Physical Examination

Fill in the blank: _______ refers to in the ear canal.

• Tympanic

• Cochlear

• Auditory

• Vestibular

Fill in the blank: _______ is a pulse rate slower than normal.

• Bradycardia

• Tachycardia

• Arrhythmia

• Hypertension

To _______ is to use a stethoscope to listen to body sounds.

• auscultate

• palpate

• percuss

• inspect

Fill in the blank: To _______ is to feel using two fingers.

• palpate

• touch

• grasp

• hold

Fill in the blank: _______ means not eating.

• Fasting

• Eating

• Sleeping

• Running

What term refers to in the armpit?

• Axillary

• Brachial

• Femoral

• Carpal

Fill in the blank: _______ is any temperature above normal.

• Hyperthermia

• Hypothermia

• Normothermia

• Subthermia

Fill in the blank: _______ is a pulse rate faster than normal.

• Tachycardia

• Bradycardia

• Arrhythmia

• Hypertension

Fill in the blank: _______ is increased respiratory rate.

• Hyperventilation

• Hypoventilation

• Apnea

• Dyspnea