Temperature
Pulse/Respiration
Blood Pressure
Values/Ranges
Mixed
100
Medical term used to describe that the patient has a body temperature ABOVE their normal range.
What is febrile?
100
This describes how to measure a pulse.
What is count the number of beats in 60 seconds or the number of beats in 30 seconds x 2.
100
This instrument is used to amplify body sounds to make them louder.
What is a stethoscope?
100
Normal adult temperature range.
What is 97.6 - 99.6?
100
Stethoscope earpieces should be facing this direction when placed in your ear.
What is toward the nose or bent forward?
200
Medical term to describe that the patient has a body temperature at about the patients NORMAL temperature.
What is afebrile?
200
Medical term for abnormally FAST pulse or heart rate.
What is tachycardia?
200
Medical term for abnormally low blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
200
Normal adult pulse range?
What is 60-100?
200
Why should the thumb not be used to palpate a patients pulse
What is because your thumb has a pulse of its own?
300
This is an exceptionally high fever, temperature.
What is hyperpyrexia?
300
This is the definition of 1 single respiration.
What is one inhalation and one exhalation?
300
Medical term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
300
Normal blood pressure
What is 120/80?
300
This is what the provider wants if they request orthostatic vital signs?
What is to have the patient move from a lying to a standing position and then measure vitals. Vitals are taken in different positions.
400
These are 4 of the 5 locations where a temperature can be obtained from a patient.
What is oral, tympanic, rectal, axilla, temporal?
400
Medical Term for abnormally slow pulse/heart rate.
What is bradycardia?
400
The term for the first beat and the term for the second beat when listening for the bp sounds. (top number and bottom number)
What is the diastolic and systolic?
400
Normal adult respirations range
What is 12-20?
400
This is the instrument used to measure pulse and oxygen saturation in the blood.
What is a pulse oximeter?
500
This describes the reason why clinics no longer use glass thermometers.
What is due to the toxic nature of the mercury it contains?
500
Medical term for abnormally rapid or deep breathing.
What is hyperpnea?
500
Actual name for the circular gauge on the bp cuff used to record measurements.
What is sphygmomanometer?
500
Convert 97.6 from Fahrenheit into Celsius.
What is 36.4? Formula C x 9/5 +32
500
These are 4 arteries where a pulse can be felt.
What is temporal artery, carotid artery, brachial artery, radial artery, femoral artery, popliteal artery, tibial artery, dorsalis pedis artery?
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