body temperature
vital sign instruments
blood pressure
pulse
measuring vital signs
100
the amount of heat in the body
What is body temperature
100
a hollow glass tube filled with mercury or a mercury free mixture
What is glass thermometer
100
the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood
What is blood pressure
100
the beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery
What is pulse
100
normal range for respiration
What is 12 - 20
200
body temperature is higher in the morning. tru or false
What is false. it is lower
200
this device is a thermometer that measures in 60 seconds, and is battery operated.
What is digital thermometer
200
the period of a heart muscle contraction
What is systole
200
pulse sight located on wrist
What is radial pulse
200
normal ranges for blood pressure
What is 100/60
300
rectal temperatures are not taken if the person has...
What is diarrhea, a rectal disorder or injury, heart disease, or rectal surgery
300
this is an instrument used to take apical pulses and blood pressure by making sounds loud enough to hear
What is stethoscope
300
the period of a heart muscle relaxation
What is diastole
300
pulse sight located on neck
What is carotid
300
vital signs are measured before and after surgery. true or false?
What is true
400
the least reliable sight for taking body temperature
What is axillary
400
has a cuff and measureing device. used for blood pressure
What is sphygmomanometer
400
the diastolic pressure is recorded over the systolic pressure. true or false?
What is false
400
pulse sight located on upper thighs
What is femoral pulse
400
the 4 vital signs
What is temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
500
list the 4 temperature sights for the body
What is tempanic, axilla, rectal, oral
500
applied to the forehead or abdomen and changes color in response to body heat
What is temperature sensative tape
500
a condition in which a systolic pressure is above 140 mm hg and diastolic above 90 mm hg
What is hypertension
500
condition in which the heart has more than 100 beats per minute
What is tachycardia
500
oral temperature is not taken if the person has seizures. true or false?
What is true
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