Blood Pressure
Vital Signs
Pulse
Venipuncture
This and that
100
Systolic 95-140 Hg/mm and Diastolic 70-90 Hg/mm.
What is the normal range for adult blood pressure?
100
Out of the following; pulse, respiration, temperature, and glucose level, this is not a vital sign.
What is glucose level?
100
When taking a pulse rate, this is how you count the number of pounding sensations?
What is 30 seconds then multiply by 2?
100
This is the standard size needle for venipuncture.
What is 21 guage?
100
During blood pressure checks, this should be recorded when the thumping sound cannot be heard when air is released.
What is the diastolic pressure?
200
When taking a patient's blood pressure, the cuff must be free of this.
What is air?
200
The force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries.
What is blood pressure?
200
These are three areas on the human body you may find a pulse.
What is brachial, pedal, carotid, radial, apical, femoral, popliteal or temporal?
200
This helps to restrict the blood flow and distend the veins.
What is a tourniquet?
200
Tense muscles, electrical interference, and poor electrical contact can indicate this during an EKG.
What is an artifact?
300
Inflate the blood pressure cuff until the gauge shows this reading.
What is 160 Hg/mm?
300
This reading measures the body's metabolic state, the rate at which it uses energy.
What is temperature?
300
The normal pulse rate for an adult.
What is 60-100 bpm (at rest)?
300
This vein is most commonly used to draw blood specimens?
What is the median cubital vein?
300
After verifying the correct patient and order, this is the first step in performing venipuncture.
What is hand washing?
400
You need these two things to measure blood pressure.
What is a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)?
400
The advancing pressure wave in an artery caused by the expulsion of blood.
What is a pulse?
400
This is the most commonly used site for checking pulse, found 1 inch below the base of the thumb.
What is the radial pulse?
400
The tourniquet should be applied a hand's width above this when performing venipuncture at the antecubital fossa.
What is the elbow?
400
When measuring with a rectal thermometer, this is the normal body temperature.
What is 99.6 degrees?
500
The "Hg" in the unit Hg/mm that measures blood pressure?
What is mercury?
500
This is the normal adult range when checking respiration rates.
What is 12 to 20 breaths/min.?
500
Deep and difficult to feel, this is located at the back of the leg behind the knee.
What is the popliteal pulse?
500
Abbreviated ETS, this allows for numerous tubes to be collected with a single venipuncture.
What is evacuated tube system?
500
A blood pressure reading of 60 Hg/mm or below, systolic, may indicate this medical emergency.
What is shock?
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