Unit 5 - Vital Signs and Measures

Word Parts

100

This prefex means "high"

Hyper

200

This prefix means "slow"

Brady

300

This root word has to do with the heart

Cardi 

400

This prefix means "low"

Hypo

500

This root word means "having to do with breath or lungs"

Pnea

Normal Ranges

100

This is the common, "normal" body temperature

98.6

200

This is the normal range for heart rate/pulse

60-100

300

This is the normal rectal temperature

99.6

400

This is the range for normal blood pressure

90/60 - 129/79

500

This is the normal range for respiration rate

12-20

Abnormal Vitals

100

If a person's blood pressure is 85/55, we would call it this:

Hypotension

200

If a person's respiration rate was 24 breaths per minute, we would call it this:

Tachypnea

300

A blood pressure above 130/80 is called this:

Hypertension

400

If a person's heart rate is 50 beats per minute, we would call it this:

Bradycardia

500

If a person's blood pressure is 180/120, we would call it this:

Hypertensive Crisis

Procedures

100

This is the least accurate way to take a temperature

Axillary

200

If a person has a weak right arm due to CVA, we would which arm to take a blood pressure:

Left arm

300

A rectal thermometer has this color of a tip

Red

400

This is the artery you would typically use for measuring pulse

Radial

500

This is the term for measuring the amount of oxygen in body tissues

Pulse Oxymetry

Potpourri

100

This oxygen delivery device has prongs that release air directly into the nares (nostrils/nose)

Cannula

200

This is an important measurement for providers to know when figuring out medication dosage

Patient's weight

300

This is the term for "difficulty breathing"

Dyspnea

400

This device removes all gasses except for oxygen from room air

Oxygen concentrator

500

This is the term for when a patient has trouble breathing when laying down, but it gets better when they sit up

Orthopnea