Abbreviations
This abbreviation stands for Blood Pressure.
Answer: What is BP?
A normal HR range for adults is ___ to ___ BPM.
What is 60–100 BPM?
The top number in blood pressure is called ___.
Answer: What is Systolic?
A HR greater than 100 BPM is called ___.
Answer: What is Tachycardia?
Abbreviations are used in healthcare to save this.
Time!
HR measures this vital sign.
What is Heart Rate?
Normal respiratory rate is ___ to ___ breaths per minute.
Answer: What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
The bottom number in blood pressure is called ___.
What is Diastolic? (💡 tip:bottom.. when you die laying on your back..bottom...low)
A HR lower than 60 BPM is called ___.
Answer: What is Bradycardia?
Vital signs are measurements that show how well this is working.
What is the body?
This unit, BPM, is used to measure ___?
Answer: What is heart rate?
Normal oxygen saturation should be between ___% and ___%.
What is 95–100%?
High blood pressure is also known as this condition.
What is Hypertension?
Hypertension
Prefix: Hyper-
Meaning: over, above, excessive
Root word: Tens (from Latin tensio)
Meaning: pressure
Suffix: -ion
Meaning: condition
Your heart rate is often given in this unit.
Answer: What is BPM (Beats Per Minute)?
Name one health problem abnormal vital signs could indicate. (You have 3 possible answers from our worksheet for this week!)
Answer: What is heart disease, lung issues, or dehydration?
RR stands for this type of vital sign.
Answer: What is Respiratory Rate?
A “normal” blood pressure is around this reading.
What is 120/80 mmHg?
Low blood pressure is also known as this condition.
Answer: What is Hypotension?
Hypotension
Prefix: Hypo-
Meaning: under, below, less than normal
Root word: Tens (from Latin tensio)
Meaning: pressure
Refers to the pressure of blood on artery walls
Suffix: -ion
Meaning: condition
Tachycardia refers to this type of heart rate.
Answer: What is a fast heart rate?
A tool used to measure O₂ Sat.
Answer: What is a pulse oximeter?
O₂ Sat measures the percentage of this in your blood.
Answer: What is oxygen?
An O₂ Sat lower than this number may signal trouble.
Answer: What is 95%?
Blood pressure measures the force of blood against these.
Answer: What are the walls of blood vessels?
Bradycardia refers to this type of heart rate.
What is a slow heart rate?
Vital signs include BP, HR, RR, and this.
What is O₂ Sat (Oxygen Saturation)?