Vitals 1
A measurement of breathing/breaths per minute?
Respirations
The term “vital” in vital signs means necessary for?
Life
A measurement of the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries is called?
Blood Pressure
How fast the heart is beating is called?
Pulse
A measurement of how much heat is in the body is called?
Temperature
What organ controls and regulates body temperature?
Brain
What is the poisonous liquid chemical inside a thermometer?
Mercury
What occurs when the body temp rises 2° above normal temperature?
Fever
What organ helps maintain body temperature?
Skin
The temperature at the center of the body?
Core
To breath in O2 means to?
Inhale
What occurs when the core body temperature falls below 95° (rectally)?
Hypothermia
To breathe out CO2 means to?
Exhale
What scale is used to measure body heat?
Farenheit
How many minutes should you wait to take an oral temperature if a patient has smoked, eaten, or drank?
15
Bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of O2 is?
Cynaosis
The most commonly measured pulse is the ______?
Radial
When monitoring the pulse of an unconscious patient, you would check the ______ pulse?
Carotid
What pulse is checked on adults when performing CPR?
Carotid
What pulse is checked on infants when performing CPR?
Brachial
Blood pressure is usually measured in the _?___ artery?
Brachial
When the heart is contracting, this is the ______ pressure?
Systolic
When measuring BP, the first sound you hear is known as the _____ pressure?
Systolic
When measuring BP, the last sound you hear is the ______ pressure?
Diastolic
When the heart is relaxing, this is the _______ pressure?
Diastolic