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vital signs test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fast heart beat, over 100 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

2.

A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradcardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

3.

Tachypnea means

a)

fast shallow breathing

b)

faster than normal pulse

c)

slow pulse

d)

slow breathing

4.

Bradypnea means

a)

slow breathing

b)

breathing less than 16 breaths per minute

c)

fast breathing

d)

painful breathing

5.

Difficult or labored breathing

a)

Dyspnea

b)

Dysphagia

c)

Tachypnea

d)

Hypothermia

6.
60-100 is the normal adult range for what vital sign?
a)
Blood pressure
b)
Pulse
c)
Respirations
d)
SpO2
7.
What does palpate mean?
a)
to see
b)
to hear
c)
to feel
d)
to speak
8.

Respiratory rate is measured in

a)

Beats per minute

b)

mmHg

c)

Degree Celcius

d)

Breath per minute

9.

Pulse is measured in

a)

beats per minute

b)

mmHg

c)

degree celcius

d)

breaths per minute

10.

Blood pressure is measured in

a)

mmHg

b)

breaths per minute

c)

beats per minute

d)

degree celcius

11.

All of the following are vital signs except...

a)

Temperature

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

Headache

d)

Pulse

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

a)

oral

b)

temporal

c)

axillary

d)

femoral

15.

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

16.
The breathing rate of the patient
a)
Pulse
b)
Respirations
c)
Temperature
d)
Pulse
17.
You count respirations for how long?
a)
1 minute
b)
5 minutes
18.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension

19.

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

20.

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

a)

apparatus

b)

gauge

c)

sphygmomanometer

d)

millimeter

21.

What is the action of the heart during Systole?

a)

Contraction

b)

Relaxation

22.

if blood pressure is low, pulse is

a)

fast

b)

slow