Blood Pressure
The top number of a blood pressure reading
What is systolic
What is the normal range for Pulse or heart rate is
What is 60-100BPM or beats per minute?
The tool that we take a temperature reading with
What is a thermometer?
Temporary elevation of body temperature.
What is a fever?
The "5th" vital sign.
What is pain?
The bottom number of blood pressure reading
What is Diastolic
When we take the pulse on the wrist beneath the thumb this artery is
What is the radial artery?
This is the thing we place on the arm above the elbow when we take a blood pressure reading.
What is a blood pressure cuff?
This is a word that means without fever.
What is Afebrile?
An initial or known value which further determination can be compared.
What is the baseline?
If you have a cuff on that is too small what happens to the reading?
what is it may be falsely elevated?
Where might one take a pulse on an infant
What is the brachial artery?
We use this to check pulse rate and percentage of oxygen in the blood.
What is a Pulse Oximeter?
AUREL temperature and tympanic temperature are synonymous. Where are you taking it?
What is the EAR?
When taking the pulse in the neck which artery are you taking it?
What is the Carotid?
When someone has elevated blood pressure this is called
What is Hypertension
Which pulse point is used when performing a pulse check during CPR on an adult?
What is the Carotid Artery?
We may listen for a heart beat, respiration and/or Kororkoff sounds with this
What is a stethoscope?
If you are taking an axillary temperature you should know that the reading might be 1 degree cooler than the core temperature. Where are you taking it?
What is the armpit?
Respiration or breathing is controlled by this part of the brain stem.
What is the Medulla Oblongata?
What is the name of the sounds we listen to when taking a blood pressure reading
What are Kororkoff Sounds?
This term is used to refer to the strength of the pulse
What is Volume?
During CPR we may use this to give rescue breaths. It is NOT a pocket mask
What is a bag mask device?
When taking an oral temperature where do you place the thermometer and what about the mouth?
What is under the tongue keeping the mouth closed around it?
Temperature is regulated by this part of the brain. Hint: It is located in the Temporal lobe.
What is the Hypothalamus?