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WorksheetsVital Signs Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Pulse taken by auscultation at the apex of the heart
radial pulse
cardiac pulse
apical pulse
brachial pulse
constant state of fluid balance
hyperthermia
homeostasis
hypothermia
hypotension
an elevated body temperature usually over 101F (select all that apply)
fever
hypothermia
hypertension
pyrexia
Pulse rate under 60 beats per minute
Bradypnea
Bradycardia
Volume
arrythmia
When referring to the volume of a pulse, it can be described as either strong, weak, thready, or bounding.
True
False
the pressure that occurs in the wall of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart contracts
diastolic
pulse pressure
blood pressure
systolic
difficult or labored breathing
bradypnea
dyspnea
orthopnea
tachypnea
a dusky, bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds
rales
apnea
cyanosis
wheezing
systolic
top number
bottom number
diastolic
top number
bottom number
Vital signs are an important indication of how a person is doing
True
False
The client has hypertension that means the their blood pressure is
Low
Normal
High
A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.
apparatus
gauge
sphygmomanometer
millimeter
Tachycardia is a pulse rate over 100 beats per minute (except in children)
True
False
Cheyne-Stokes refers to:
Normal, unlabored breathing
Dusky, bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds
Abnormal breathing pattern characterized by periods of dyspnea and apnea
High pitched whistling sound heard during expiration
Bradypnea refers to
Slow respiratory rate, below 10 respirations per minute
Absence of respirations
Fast heart beat, over 100 beats per minute
Difficulty breathing with high pitched whistling
The most accurate way to get a temperature
Axillary
Oral
Tympanic
Rectal
Cyanosis refers to
Absence of breathing
Blue/dusky discoloration of the lips and fingertips
Slow breathing
Rapid breathing
Main artery used during code blue/CPR
Brachial
Radial
Carotid
Dorsalis Pedis
Artery used when taking a manual blood pressure
Radial
Carotid
Femoral
Brachial
