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PAT 100, Vital Signs

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Looking at the word Sphygmomanometer, what does Sphygmo mean?

a)

beats

b)

pulse

c)

sound

d)

noise

2.

A temperature reading of 97.7(T) means what?

a)

tempurature

b)

temporal

c)

tympanic

d)

time

3.

A fever that comes and goes is known as what kind of fever?

a)

intermittent

b)

continuous

c)

remittent

4.

What type of medications are administered to patients with a fever?

a)

Antihypertensive

b)

antilipidemic

c)

antifungal

d)

antipyretic

5.

What is the name of the pulse site located behind the knee?

a)

Femoral

b)

Popliteal

c)

Apical

d)

Dorsalis pedis

6.

A newly graduated PCT should count the respiration's for how long?

a)

1 minute

b)

30 sec X 2

c)

15 Sec X 4

d)

They should have nurse do it.

7.

The average adult temperature is?

a)

97.8

b)

96.8

c)

98.8

d)

98.6

8.

What is the average range for pulse in adults?

a)

60-100

b)

75-110

c)

75-120

d)

80-140

9.

A thready pulse describes the pulse as being what?

a)

loud

b)

strong

c)

weak

d)

soft

10.

A bounding pulse describes the pulse as being what?

a)

loud

b)

strong

c)

weak

d)

soft

11.

The pulse and respiration rate is....

a)

Force

b)

Volume

c)

Number counted

d)

5 star

12.

Rhonchi refers to what type of breath sounds?

a)

rumbling

b)

snoring sound

c)

crackling

13.

Rales refers to what type of breath sounds?

a)

Snoring

b)

Crackling

c)

Rumbling

d)

Popping

14.

Which pulse site is the most commonly used?

a)

Brachial

b)

Femoral

c)

Carotid

d)

Radial

15.

When should the PCT count the respirations?

a)

After the BP

b)

Before the tempreture

c)

Before the pulse

d)

After the pulse

16.

Which of the following BP readings is considered as hypertensive?

a)

128/89

b)

142/90

c)

136/86

d)

138/70

17.

Which type of high BP is considered the most common type?

a)

Essential

b)

Secondary

c)

Necessity

d)

Vital

18.

Systolic Pressure is heard in what phase of the Kortorkoff Sounds?

a)

Phase I

b)

Phase II

c)

Phase III

d)

Phase IV

19.

Diastolic pressure is heard during what phase of the Kortorkoff Sounds

a)

Phase V

b)

Phase IV

c)

Phase III

d)

Phase II

20.

What O2 Sat readings would be considered a clinical emergency?

a)

98%

b)

95%

c)

93%

d)

90%

21.

Which equation is correct for converting lbs to kg?

a)

multiply by 2.2

b)

subtract by 2.2

c)

add 2.2

d)

divide by 2.2

22.

Difficulty breathing?

a)

Apnea

b)

Tachypnea

c)

Bradypnea

d)

Dyspnea

23.

Internal adaptation and change in response to environment factors.

a)

arrhythmia

b)

COPD

c)

hematopoesis

d)

hemostasis