Abbreviations
Vital Ranges
Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
General Knowledge
100

This abbreviation stands for Blood Pressure.

Answer: What is BP?

100

A normal HR range for adults is ___ to ___ BPM.

What is 60–100 BPM?

100

The top number in blood pressure is called ___.

Answer: What is Systolic?

100

A HR greater than 100 BPM is called ___.

Answer: What is Tachycardia?

100

Abbreviations are used in healthcare to save this.

Time!

200

HR measures this vital sign.

What is Heart Rate?

200

Normal respiratory rate is ___ to ___ breaths per minute.

Answer: What is 12–20 breaths per minute?

200

The bottom number in blood pressure is called ___.

What is Diastolic? (💡 tip:bottom.. when you die laying on your back..bottom...low)

200

A HR lower than 60 BPM is called ___.

Answer: What is Bradycardia?

200

Vital signs are measurements that show how well this is working.

What is the body?

300

This unit, BPM, is used to measure ___?

Answer: What is heart rate?

300

Normal oxygen saturation should be between ___% and ___%.

What is 95–100%?

300

High blood pressure is also known as this condition.

What is Hypertension?

Hypertension

  1. Prefix: Hyper-

    • Meaning: over, above, excessive

  2. Root word: Tens (from Latin tensio)

    • Meaning: pressure

  3. Suffix: -ion

    • Meaning: condition 

300

Your heart rate is often given in this unit.

Answer: What is BPM (Beats Per Minute)?

300

Name one health problem abnormal vital signs could indicate. (You have 3 possible answers from our worksheet for this week!)

Answer: What is heart disease, lung issues, or dehydration?

400

RR stands for this type of vital sign.

Answer: What is Respiratory Rate?

400

A “normal” blood pressure is around this reading.

What is 120/80 mmHg?

400

Low blood pressure is also known as this condition.

Answer: What is Hypotension?

Hypotension

  1. Prefix: Hypo-

    • Meaning: under, below, less than normal

    • Root word: Tens (from Latin tensio)


    • Meaning: pressure 

    • Refers to the pressure of blood on artery walls

  2. Suffix: -ion

    • Meaning: condition

400

Tachycardia refers to this type of heart rate.

Answer: What is a fast heart rate?

400

A tool used to measure O₂ Sat.

Answer: What is a pulse oximeter?

500

O₂ Sat measures the percentage of this in your blood.

  • Answer: What is oxygen?

500

An O₂ Sat lower than this number may signal trouble.

Answer: What is 95%?

500

Blood pressure measures the force of blood against these.

  • Answer: What are the walls of blood vessels?

500

Bradycardia refers to this type of heart rate.

What is a slow heart rate?

500

Vital signs include BP, HR, RR, and this.

What is O₂ Sat (Oxygen Saturation)?