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WorksheetsSports Medicine Chapter 6 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 18mins
A pulse that is weak and rapid is called
regular
bounding
radial
thready
The radial pulse site is located at the
wrist
neck
groin
heart
Which pulse site is most commonly used for checking blood pressure?
femoral
brachial
dorsalis pedis
popliteal
If you wanted to check the circulation in the foot of an athlete who had an ankle injury, you would use the
femoral pulse site
poplieteal pulse site
temporal pulse site
dorsalis pedis pulse site
The normal rate of respiration for individuals age 15 and older is...
16-18 breaths per minute
10-12 breaths per minute
13-16 breaths per minute
more than 20 breaths per minute
What is the main purpose in taking an individual's vital signs?
to assess the conditions of the various body systems
to see that body systems are stimulated
to achieve a balance in tachycardia
to determine if the patient is conscious
A rapid but weak pulse usually will indicate
fright
shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, or heat exhaustion
cardiac arrest, or death
skull fracture or a stroke
The rhythm of the pulse is described as
fast or slow
regular or irregular
severe or nonsevre
thready or bounding
What is the normal pulse rate for an adult?
80-90 bpm
60-90 bpm
60-100 bpm
70-90 bpm
Difficult or painful breathing (shortness of breath) is called
tachypnea
bradypnea
dyspnea
apnea
a state of equilibrium within the body maintained through the adaptation of body systems to changes in either the internal or external environment
(a)
assessments of pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and temperature; body functions essential to life
(a)
located on top of the foot; used primarily to check for circulation in the feet
(a)
the process of bringing oxygen into the body where it can be utilized by the cells, and expelling carbon dioxide, which is eliminated as a waste product from the cells
(a)
high blood pressure
(a)
the pressure exerted by the circulating blood against the walls of the arteries
(a)
found in the right and left groin; often used to check for decreased circulation in the legs
(a)
internal body temperature
(a)
breathing that is abnormally slow
(a)
difficult or painful breathing; shortness of breath
(a)
a grossly irregular breathing pattern composed of intermittent periods of apnea lasting from 5 to 30 seconds with these episodes lasting as long as 45 seconds to 3 minutes
(a)
difficult breathing that uses accessory muscles (shoulder, neck, and/or abdominal muscles)
(a)
the cessation of breathing; may be temporary or permanent
(a)
