Vital Signs
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Ελλάδα (Greek) or Geek?
Modern vernacular (buyer beware)
100

Vital Sign related to how warm or cold your core temperature is

Temperature

100

Finger NOT to use when you are checking someone's pulse

Thumb

100

Prefix for a fast rate

Tachy-

100

Describes something average or unimpressive.

Mid

200

Vital sign that reports how fast or slow someone's heart beat is

Heart Rate

200

Easiest way to measure someone's breathing

Using a (stop)watch, measure how many times they breath in and out over 1 minute

200

Prefix for a slow rate

Brady-

200

Describes a person who is independent and strong, operating outside typical social hierarchies. It carries a tone of admiration for being self reliant.

Sigma

300

Vital sign that reports how fast or slow someone is breathing

Respiratory rate

300

Device that measures amount of oxygen in the blood

Pulse oximeter

300

Prefix for a low pressure or temperature

Hypo-

300

Area of the brain that regulates (1) Temperature and (2) Blood pressure

Hypothalamus


400

Vital sign that reports how high or low the pressure is in someone's artery

Blood pressure

400

Device to measure someone's blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer (will also accept blood pressure cuff)

400

Prefix for a high pressure or temperature

Hyper-

400

Doomscrolling; in some cases refers to the idea of consuming too much trivial or repetitive content online feeling mentally drained after long scrolling sessions.

Brainrot

500

Vital sign that assesses how much oxygen in is someone's blood

Pulse oximetry

500

The fastest way to assess someone's vital signs

Talk to them

500

The medical suffix for (1) heart and (2) breathing (both in Greek)--you need to answer both for a correct answer

- cardia (heart)

- pnea (breathing)

500

Area of the brain that regulates (1) Heart Rate and (2) Respiratory Rate

Medulla Oblongata