PBS PBS 2.1.2 Vital Signs, 2.1.3 Routine Testing

Touching the body, feeling it to check for lumps and other problems

• Tenebrating
• Palpating
• Digitation
• Physical inundation

These are located in the neck. When they swell, it indicates that your immune system is fighting something.

• oral mucosal membrane
• lymph nodes
• lens
• None of these

You need to look at a patient's eyes. Which of these are you most likely to grab?

• Ophthalmoscope

• Otoscope
• Stethoscope
• None of these are used

Your patient has a cough, and when you listen to the lungs, you hear a crackling sound. Which is most likely the cause?

• pneumonia
• something caught in the throat
• asthma
• pleural separation

You look over a patient's chart, and find that they are diagnosed with a heart murmur. What sound or change do you expect to hear when you listen to their heart?

• Whoosh
• Extra beat
• Very long beat
• Thudding or clicking sound

To measure blood pressure, you use a

• blood oximeter

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

• stethoscope

You need to listen to a patient's lungs. They may have pneumonia. You'll be listening for a crackling sound. What tool are you most likely to use?

• thermometer

• sphygmomanometer

• blood oximeter

• stethoscope

A patient is breathing at a rate of 20 breaths every 15 seconds. What is their breathing rate?

• 20 bpm

• 15 bpm

• 80 bpm

• 35/60 bpm

A patient comes to you with hypertension (high blood pressure).  Her pressure is 185/140. What is the systolic measurement?

• 185

• 140

• 4.625

• 45

What is the normal body temperature of a person?

• 84.77 F

• 32.8 F

• 104 F

• 98.6 F