Vital Signs Study

Question 1

Apnea

Answer 1

Lack of breathing

Question 2

Aural

Answer 2

Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

Question 3

Dyspnea

Answer 3

Difficult breathing usually observed as shortness of breath

Question 4

Edema

Answer 4

Excess build up or retention (aka swelling)

Question 5

Exhalation

Answer 5

Breathing out; also know as exasperation

Question 6

Hyperventilation

Answer 6

Breathing too quickly; rapid shallow breaths

Question 7

Hypothermia

Answer 7

Lowers body temp until it can’t function

Question 8

Hypoventilation

Answer 8

Breathing too slowly

Question 9

Hypoxia

Answer 9

Below 85% for oxygen in blood reading (considered low)

Question 10

Inhalation

Answer 10

Breathing in; also called inspiration

Question 11

Intravenous (IV)

Answer 11

Existing, within, or administered into a vein or veins

Question 12

Probe

Answer 12

Long thing medical instrument with blunt end used for exploration of the body cavities

Question 13

Pulse Oximeter

Answer 13

Measures how well oxygen is being used in the body (95-100% oxygen being used in the body is healthy)

Question 14

Sphygmamonometer

Answer 14

Measures two pressures as the heart beats

Question 15

Tachycardia

Answer 15

Fast pulse rate of over 100 bpm

Question 16

When should you take a persons weight?

Answer 16

When calculating ideal body weight and body mass index; also to calculate medicine dosages

Question 17

What is a measurement of the body fat that applies to men and women between 18-65 years of age?

Answer 17

Ideal body weight (IBW)

Question 18

Which types of diets lead to lower blood pressures?

Answer 18

Diets low in salt

Question 19

Stertorous breathing

Answer 19

Breathing that sounds like snoring

Question 20

Normal adult respiratory rate

Answer 20

12-20 breaths per min

Question 21

What can affect a persons pulse?

Answer 21

Activities, meds, sleep patterns, health conditions

Question 22

Where is the brachial artery located?

Answer 22

Between elbow and armpit

Question 23

What regulates the body temperature?

Answer 23

The hypothalamus in the brain

Question 24

Normal temperature for adults

Answer 24

98.6 F or 37 C

Question 25

Apical pulse

Answer 25

Located at the bottom left portion of the heart

Question 26

When would you not use a stethoscope to take a blood pressure

Answer 26

When you have/can use an electronic cuff

Question 27

Normal systolic adult blood pressure

Answer 27

100-130 (top number)

Question 28

Diastolic blood pressure

Answer 28

Part of blood pressure reading that is taken when the heart muscle relaxes

Question 29

Bradypnea

Answer 29

Slow breathing

Question 30

Bradycardia

Answer 30

Heart rate less than 60 bpm

Question 31

Tympanic thermometer/temperature

Answer 31

In the ear

Question 32

When should you not use an oral thermometer?

Answer 32

When a patient is receiving oxygen, or when they are agitated or comatose, or when the child is younger than 4 yrs

Question 33

What do vital signs provide

Answer 33

State of health

Question 34

When to take vital signs

Answer 34

When:
visiting the doctors office
once a day in long term care
Hourly when very ill
When complaint of dizziness, nausea, or pain

Question 35

Pyrexia

Answer 35

Fever

Question 36

Most common place to take a temperature

Answer 36

Oral

Question 37

Most accurate temperature

Answer 37

Rectal

Question 38

Axillary temperature

Answer 38

Located in the arm put

Question 39

Temporal temperature

Answer 39

On the forehead/side of forehead

Question 40

Radial pulse

Answer 40

Wrist

Question 41

Carotid pulse

Answer 41

Neck

Question 42

How to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit 

Answer 42

Multiple by 9
Divide by 5
Add 32

Question 43

How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius?

Answer 43

Subtract 32
Multiply by 5
Divide by 9