Medical Equipment
Instrument used to measure body temperature
What is a Thermometer?
A patients description of their main problem
What is the chief complaint?
The normal range of respiration rate
What is 12-20 BPM?
System or acronym to describe abnormal moles
What is the ABCDE system?
Number of heartbeats in one minute
What is heart rate?
What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?
What is a sphygmomanometer?
Measurements of the body's basic functions
What are vitals or vital signs?
Normal range for oxygen saturation
What is 95-99%?
What a provider will hear with a stethoscope on a patients lungs
What are breath sounds?
Number of breaths taken in one minute
What is respiration rate?
Tool used for inspecting the eyes
What is an ophthalmoscope?
An abnormally high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
The normal body temperature
Which type of blood pressure is measured in between heartbeats? (When the heart is at rest?)
What is Diastolic pressure?
The degree of heat of a body
What is body temperature?
Tool for examining the ears
What is an otoscope?
The body's way of regulating itself and keeping a stable internal environment
What is Homeostasis?
Normal blood pressure
What is 120/80?
Places to take your pulse
What is your wrist, neck, behind the knee, groin, or on the top of the foot? (You only need one)
The amount of oxygen in the blood
Tool used to determine oxygen saturation
What is a Pulse Oximeter?
Using a patient's symptoms, and vital signs to determine what order of care they should be in
What is triage(ing)?
Normal heart rate range
What is 60-100 BPM?
The blood pressure that is measured when the heart is actively pumping
What is systolic pressure?
The force of blood moving through blood vessels
What is blood pressure?