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Vital Signs Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Blood pressure is recorded as

a)

Hydrostatic /diastolic

b)

Diastolic/ hydrostatic

c)

Systolic/diastolic

d)

Diastolic/systolic

2.
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of 
a)
mmHg
b)
Newtons
c)
Pascals
d)
Pounds per Meter
3.
The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...
a)
Pressure during a heart contraction
b)
Pressure between heart beats
c)
Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
d)
Thickness of blood
4.
For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...
a)
Diastolic Pressure
b)
Systolic Pressure
c)
Diastemic Pressure
d)
Systemic Pressure
5.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension

6.

What artery is used to measure blood pressure?

a)

carotid artery

b)

radial artery

c)

brachial artery

d)

popliteal artery

7.

The force of blood pushing against your arteries is...

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Temperature

c)

Respiration Rate

d)

Blood Pressure

8.

What is the blood pressure in the picture?

a)

118

b)

118/78

c)

78

d)

78/70

e)

70

9.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.
Hypertension is anything above...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
90/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
15.

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

a)

Monitor

b)

Gauge

c)

sphygmomanometer

d)

millimeter

16.
What helps prevent High Blood Pressure?
a)
Physical Excersise
b)
Stress Management
c)
All of the Above
d)
Low Sodium Diets
17.

Fatima has blood pressure 183/81, what is Fatima's systolic pressure?

a)

81

b)

183

c)

183/81

d)

81/183

18.

A diastolic pressure of 80 - 89

a)

normal blood pressure

b)

prehypertension

c)

hypertension stage 1

d)

hypertension stage 2

19.

Low blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

20.

The 120 in the reading 120/80 represents the:

a)

systolic pressure

b)

arterial pulse

c)

diastolic pressure

d)

hypertension

21.

Which of the following blood pressure readings would be indicative of hypertension:

a)

120/80

b)

110/60

c)

170/96

d)

140/90 in a 60-year-old woman

22.

The radial artery is located in the:

a)

neck

b)

arm

c)

wrist

d)

groin

23.

When measuring arterial pulse, why is it recommended not to use your thumb:

a)

The tip of the thumb is too thick to feel the pulse.

b)

Most people have experienced nerve damage in their thumb and cannot feel the pulse.

c)

The thumb also has a pulse and can cause counting confusion.

d)

It is recommended to use your thumb when measuring arterial pulse.

24.

All of the following are vital signs except...

a)

Temperature

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

Headache

d)

Pulse

25.

Average temperature is ...

a)

100.4

b)

96.8

c)

98.6

d)

97.0

26.

A fast pulse is also called...

a)

tachycardia

b)

tachypnea

c)

bradycardia

d)

bradypnea

27.

Normal respirations are .....

a)

12-20 per minute

b)

10-25 per minute

c)

11-22 per minute

d)

5-30 per minute

28.

The first "thump" you hear when taking a blood pressure is....

a)

the systolic blood pressure

b)

the diastolic blood pressure

c)

the lowest number

29.

High blood pressure is...

a)

tachycardia

b)

hypotension

c)

bradycardia

d)

hypertension

30.

the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...

a)

the neck

b)

the groin area

c)

the wrist

d)

the inside of your elbow

31.

the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is

a)

the neck

b)

the wrist

c)

the groin

d)

the inside of the elbow

32.

the area of the body where you take a femoral pulse is...

a)

the neck

b)

the wrist

c)

the groin

d)

the forehead

33.

the following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT ...

a)

oral

b)

temporal

c)

axillary

d)

femoral

34.

What are vital signs?

a)

measurements of the body basic functions.

b)

Number of heartbeats per minute.

c)

Breaths per minute.

35.

What are the ways to measure vital signs?

a)

Breathing, heat, temperature.

b)

Breathing, pulse, temperature.

c)

Breathing, temperature, beats.

36.

What is the pulse?

a)

Taking oxygen into the body through the lungs.

b)

The average body temperature in human beings.

c)

Number of heartbeats per minute.

37.

When taking a respiration rate do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

watch the chest

b)

tell the patient to count

c)

count for one minute

d)

record respiration rate

38.
The breathing rate of the patient
a)
Pulse
b)
Respirations
c)
Temperature
d)
Pulse
39.
_______________ can be counted most accurately if a patient is not aware of the procedure
a)
Weight
b)
Height
c)
Vision
d)
Respirations
40.
Vital signs are...
a)
Any measurement of the body
b)
Vital measurements that tell if you are alive
c)
Measurements of the basic functions of the human body
41.

Respiration means _________________?

a)

one expiration

b)

one inspiration

c)

one inspiration and expiration

d)

hold breath

42.
You count respirations for how long?
a)
1 minute
b)
5 minutes