VITALS

Question 1

What is the medical terminology for a blood pressure of 98/56 mmHg?

Answer 1

Hypotensive

Question 2

What is the medical terminology for a blood pressure of 148/92 mmHg?

Answer 2

Hypertensive

Question 3

What is the medical terminology to describe a RR of 28 rpm?

Answer 3

tachypnoea

Question 4

What is the medical terminology for a heart rate of 110 bpm?

Answer 4

tachycardia

Question 5

What landmarks would you use to locate an apical pulse?

Answer 5

5th intercostal space mid-clavicular line on left side.

Question 6

What is the medical terminology for a pulse rate of 56 bpm?

Answer 6

bradycardia

Question 7

What site would you use to assess a person who had a very irregular heart rate?

Answer 7

Apical pulse

Question 8

What is the medical terminology for respiration rate of 10 breaths a minute?

Answer 8

bradypnoea

Question 9

What is the medical term to describe a temperature of 37.8 C?

Answer 9

Febrile or pyrexial

Question 10

What characteristics are you assessing when palpating a radial pulse?

Answer 10

Rate, rhythm, strength.

Question 11

How would you report abnormal breath sounds?

Answer 11

Adventitious breath sounds

Question 12

What questions might you ask the person if their BP was assessed at 96/60 mmHg? Hint: 5 questions

Answer 12

• Is this a normal reading for you? Is your BP usually low?
• Are you feeling OK?
• Are you feeling dizzy/lightheaded?
• Have you had much oral fluid to drink?
• Have you had much to eat/drink?