Temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
Potpourri
100
What is the normal range ( in Fahrenheit) for an oral temperature?
97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
100
What is the general range for pulse rates in adults?
60-100 beats per minute
100
What is the normal rate for respirations in an adult?
12-20 breaths per minute
100

What is the normal range for diastolic blood pressure?

60 - 79 mmHg

100
What should you do if you note any abnormality or change in vital signs?
Report findings immediately to your supervisor.
200

What is the medical term for "with fever"?

febrile

200
Name the pulse site behind the knee.
Popliteal
200

Define Tachypnea?

respiratory rate greater than 20 breaths per minute

200

Systolic Pressure occurs during which part of activity of the heart?

When the left heart contracts and pushes blood into the arteries.

200
How long do you need to wait to take an oral temperature if the person has had something to eat, drink, or smoke?
15 minutes
300
What is the most accurate method for taking a temperature?
Rectal
300
Define Bradycardia.
Pulse rate less than 60 beats per minute
300
Define Dyspnea.
Difficult or labored breathing.
300

What condition is known as the silent killer?

Hypertension

300

What is considered the fifth vital sign?

oxygen saturations or pain scale rating

400

Your patient has a temp of 100.1 orally. If this temp was taken rectally what would it be?

101.1

400

What is the pulse site at the apex of the heart that can be asculatated with a stethascope?

What is Apical Pulse

400

Periods of irregular respirations that  often occur when patient's are dying?

What are Cheynne Stoke respirations

400

What is the systolic range for normal blood pressure?

100-119mmHg

400

What is a normal pulse ox reading?

95-100

500

How can you tell the difference between an oral & rectal clinical thermometer?

 Rectal = red 

500
What three factors must be noted about the pulse?
Rate, rhythm, and volume.
500
Your patient's respirations are 25. This is know as?

Tachypnea

500

What makes the lub dub sounds?

Valves opening and closing in the heart

500

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

amount of oxygen in the blood

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