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WorksheetsVital Signs Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a "normal" blood pressure
120/110 mmHg
120/80 mmHg
100/80 mmHg
140/80 mmHg
Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound
diastolic pressure
systolic pressure
hypotension
hyperstension
High blood pressure
diastolic pressure
systolic pressure
hypotension
hypertension
lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions
diastolic pressure
systolic pressure
hypotension
hypertension
A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.
apparatus
gauge
sphygmomanometer
millimeter
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of
mmHg
mimg
mhg
Pounds per Meter
What is the action of the heart during Systole?
Contraction
Relaxation
Which artery normally do we take blood pressure?
femoral
brachial
coronal
radial
Pulse is defined as the pressure of blood pushing against the wall of the vein as the heart beats and rests
True
False
Cuff that is too small will give a ______reading
higher
lower
A pulse site at the neck
carotid
temporal
popliteal
femoral
162/92
Normal
Elevated
Stage 1 HTN
Stage 2 HTN
Hypertensive Crisis
Routine vital sign measurements include:
body temperature.
height.
weight.
fluid.
The pulse rate is measured by:
using a blood pressure cuff.
placing two or three fingers over a superficial artery that has a bone behind it.
counting the patient's respirations.
listening to the patient's breath sounds.
An infant's temperature is taken:
when the infant is crying.
immediately following a feeding.
rectally.
before bathing.
Tachycardia refers to a pulse that is:
greater than 100 beats per minute
irregular
fewer than 60 beats per minute
weak
Which type of respiration describes fast, deep breathing?
Bradypnea
Biot's
Kussmaul's
Cheyne-Stokes
