V1
The term “vital” in vital signs means necessary for?
Life
What organ that helps maintain body temperature?
Skin
A _____ magnifies body sounds.
Stethoscope
A measurement of how much heat is in the body is called.
Temperature
When counting apical pulse, the heartbeat should be counted for how long?
60 seconds or 1 minute
The number of heartbeats is called
pulse
Be sure ___ __ ____the patient that you are counting his/her respiration.
Not to inform
How fast the heart is beating is called a ___.
Pulse
In children, temperature rises higher, increasing their risk for ?.
Seizures
You cannot take BP on an arm that is ___.
Paralyzed
The BP cuff is also known as a _____.
Sphygmomanometer
What is the most common pulse point?
radial pulse
A measurement of breathing or the breaths per minute is called ___.
Respirations
Listening with a stethoscope is called
Auscultation
You should not use your ___ when counting a pulse
Thumb
The ___ pulse is the most commonly measured pulse.
Radial
When the heart is contracting, this is the ___ pressure.
Systolic
Pulse point on the side of the neck
carotid pulse
What determines the best method of measuring the temp?
The patient’s condition
The first sound you hear when measuring BP is the ___ pressure:
Systolic
How is the pulse rate measured?
by palpation
In the BP, the top number is the ____ pressure.
Systolic
The apical pulse is located on the ____ side of the chest.
Left
A normal adult pulse rate is
60-100 bpm
To breathe in O2 means ___.
Inhale
What occurs when the core body temperature falls below 95° (rectally).
Hypothermia
The medical term for High Blood Pressure.
Hypertension
The most important way to stop the spread of infection.
Hand hygiene
What is the most common scale used to measure body heat.
Fahrenheit
What is difficulty breathing?
dyspnea