Blood pressure
The force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart beats is best known as the blood pressure or the pulse?
Blood pressure
What is the normal heart rate of an adult?
60-100/beats per minute
What is the abbreviation for respiratory rate?
R
Name 4 ways temperature can be taken?
Is an indicator of overall health, providing basic information about the patient.
Vital Signs
Systolic pressure
What artery is usually used to take an adult pulse?
Radial
Adult Respirations that are >25 breathes per minute are known as this?
Tachypnea
What is the normal range for an oral temperature?
97.6-99.6
What is the proper order to record vital signs?
Temperature, Pulse, Respiratory Rate and Blood pressure
Blood pressure is always written as a fraction. The bottom number shows the pressure in the artery when the heart is at rest and is known as?
Diastolic pressure
What artery is usually used to take an infant's heart rate?
Brachial
What word is used to describe adult Respirations that are less than 10?
Bradypnea
What is the normal range for rectal, temporal or aural?
98.6-100.6
What is considered to be the 5th vital sign?
Pain
What is the name of the device that takes blood pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
The pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart beats is best known as the pulse or the blood pressure?
pulse
rhythm (regularity) and character (type)
Mr. Jones is drinking coffee. How long after he drinks coffee should you wait to take his temperature orally?
15 minutes
Scale of 1-10
Smiling/frowning faces
What is the normal range for a blood pressure reading?
100-120 - systolic
________
60-80 - diastolic
What part of the brain controls the vital signs?
Medulla Oblongata
What is the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body?
Temperature
Which of these are considered abnormal vital signs for an adult male?
T= 100 (rectal), P= 78, R= 24, B/P= 146/84