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100

What is a raised body temperature or fever called?

What is pyrexia?

100

What temperature is a low temperature classified as?

What is 99°F-100.9°F?

100

What is the normal temperature range for the oral route?

What is 96.6°F-99.6°F?

100

Putting the thermometer under the tongue in the mouth is known as what route?

What is oral?

100

What is the temple area lateral to and parallel to the eyes known as?

What is temporal?

200

The area where pulse can be taken behind the knee is known as what?

What is popliteal?

200

What fever level would you be at if you have a fever of 105°F-106°F?

What is hyperpyrexia?

200

What is the normal range of temperature for the rectal route?

What is 98.6°F- 100.6°F?

200

Putting the thermometer under the armpit is an example of what route?

What is axillary?

200

What is the pulse area on top of your foot called?

What is dorsalis pedis?

300
The area where pulse can be taken on the ankle is called what?

What is posterior tibial?

300

Tylenol and ibuprofen are labeled as what kind of medications?

What is an antipyretic?

300

What is the normal range of temperature for the axillary route?

What is 96.8°F- 98.8°F?

300

What route do doctors usually use to take a babies temperature?

What is rectal?

300

What is used to amplify the sound of peripheral pulses that are difficult to hear? 

What is a doppler?

400

The strength or force of the heartbeat is called what?

What is pulse volume?

400

Chills, shaking and diaphoresis are all symptoms of what?

What is a fever?

400
What is the average temperature for the temporal route?

What is 98.6°F?

400

Finding your pulse on the thumb side of your hand is what location?

What is radial?

400
What tool is used to take blood pressure (another word for the cuff)?

What is a sphygmomanometer?

500

What is the word that means to be touched or felt pertaining to pulse?

What is palpable?

500

What do infections, exercise, pregnancy, smoking and drinking and age all influence?

What is temperature?

500

What is the normal pulse rate for an adult?

What is 70-80 bpm?

500

Finding your pulse on the inner side of your elbow is which pulse location?

What is brachial?

500

What is orthostatic hypertension?

What is dramatic change in blood pressure when the pt changes positions?