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Vital Signs

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of times your heart beats in 1min (bpm)

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Stroke Volume

c)

Cardiac Output

2.

Normal blood pressure is...

a)

120/80 mmHg and below

b)

80/120 mmHg and below

c)

140/90 mmHg and below

d)

80/140 mmHg and below

3.

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

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Temperature

c)

Respiration Rate

d)

Blood Pressure

4.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

What is the blood pressure in the picture?

a)

118

b)

118/78

c)

78

d)

78/70

e)

70

6.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Over which artery is the stethoscope placed when taking blood pressure?

a)

Radial

b)

Brachial

c)

Apical

d)

Carotid

9.

Where is the radial pulse located?

a)

On the thumb side of the wrist

b)

In the center of the antecubital space

c)

On the little finger side of the wrist

d)

On the anterior side of the neck

10.

What is the normal heart pressure (Systolic/Diastolic)

a)

120/80

b)

80/120

c)

140/90

d)

90/60

11.

Which of these is/are true about systolic blood pressure?

a)

The left ventricle is relaxing

b)

The left ventricle is contracting

c)

The right ventricle isrelaxing

d)

All of the above

12.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension

13.

High blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

14.

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

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

15.

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

a)

apparatus

b)

gauge

c)

sphygmomanometer

d)

millimeter

16.

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

a)

mmHg

b)

mimg

c)

mhg

d)

Pounds per Meter

17.

What is the action of the heart during Systole?

a)

Contraction

b)

Relaxation

18.

Pulse is defined as the pressure of blood pushing against the wall of the vein as the heart beats and rests

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Cuff that is too small will give a ______reading

a)

higher

b)

lower

20.

A pulse site at the neck

a)

carotid

b)

temporal

c)

popliteal

d)

femoral

21.
The average oral Fahrenheit temperature is
a)
95.8 degrees
b)
101.4  degrees
c)
98.6 degrees
d)
103.6 degrees
22.

Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?

a)

60-100

b)

80-100

c)

12-20

d)

60-80

23.

A fast pulse is also called...

a)

tachycardia

b)

tachypnea

c)

bradycardia

d)

bradypnea

24.

Normal respirations are .....

a)

12-20 per minute

b)

10-25 per minute

c)

11-22 per minute

d)

5-30 per minute

25.
_______________ can be counted most accurately if a patient is not aware of the procedure
a)
Weight
b)
Height
c)
Vision
d)
Respirations
26.

When does body temperature tend to be lowest?

a)

Late afternoon

b)

Late evening

c)

Morning

d)

Around noon

27.

What is the best definition of dyspnea?

a)

No breathing

b)

Difficulty breathing

c)

Fast heart rate

d)

Painful heart rate

28.

________ is a term used to describe "without fever" or a normal body temperature

a)

febrile

b)

afebrile

c)

pyrexia

29.

A temperature that is taken axillary, is taken

a)

by mouth

b)

by ear

c)

by armpit

30.

What is the normal range for a pulse oximeter reading?

a)

95-100%

b)

90-95%

c)

90-100%

d)

85-95%

31.

Which vital sign is a very individual experience?

a)

Pain

b)

Respirations

c)

Pulse

d)

Blood Pressure

32.

How long should a health care worker wait after a patient has eaten, drank, or smoked before taking an oral temperature?

a)

At least 60 minutes

b)

At least 15 minutes

c)

At least 45 minutes

d)

At least 30 minutes

33.

A dusky, bluish skin discoloration is called

a)

rales

b)

wheezing

c)

apnea

d)

cyanosis

34.

Another term for fever is

a)

pyrexia

b)

homeostasis

c)

tachycardia

d)

hypothermia

35.

The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure is called

a)

pulse deficit

b)

hypertension

c)

pulse pressure

d)

hypotension

36.

Identify the answer choice that best completes the question. What is the most accurate method for taking a temperature?

a)

Axillary

b)

Groin

c)

Rectal

d)

Oral

37.

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

a)

the neck

b)

the wrist

c)

the groin

d)

the forehead

38.

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

a)

oral

b)

temporal

c)

axillary

d)

femoral

39.

slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradcardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

40.

What are vital signs?

a)

measurements of the body basic functions.

b)

Number of heartbeats per minute.

c)

Breaths per minute.

41.

What are the four main vital signs?

a)

Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations

b)

Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure

c)

Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

d)

Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations

42.

Slow breathing...

a)

bradypnea

b)

dyspnea

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradycardia