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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Blood pressure is recorded as
Hydrostatic /diastolic
Diastolic/ hydrostatic
Systolic/diastolic
Diastolic/systolic
A fast pulse is also called...
tachycardia
tachypnea
bradycardia
bradypnea
Average temperature is ...
100.4
96.8
98.6
97.0
Normal respirations are .....
12-20 per minute
10-25 per minute
11-22 per minute
5-30 per minute
When measuring arterial pulse, why is it recommended not to use your thumb:
The tip of the thumb is too thick to feel the pulse.
Most people have experienced nerve damage in their thumb and cannot feel the pulse.
The thumb also has a pulse and can cause counting confusion.
It is recommended to use your thumb when measuring arterial pulse.
The radial artery is located in the:
neck
arm
wrist
groin
The 120 in the reading 120/80 represents the:
systolic pressure
arterial pulse
diastolic pressure
hypertension
A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.
Monitor
Gauge
sphygmomanometer
millimeter
What are vital signs?
measurements of the body's basic functions.
Number of heartbeats per minute.
Breaths per minute.
What is the pulse?
Taking oxygen into the body through the lungs.
The average body temperature in human beings.
Number of heartbeats per minute.
Respiration means _________________?
one expiration
one inspiration
one inspiration and expiration
hold breath
