Pulse Power
This is the normal range for heart rate in an adult.
What is 60-100bpm?
The normal range for this vital sign is 97 - 99 degrees F.
What is adult body temperature?
The normal rate for this vital sign is 12-20 bpm
What are respirations?
This vital sign is considered normal at 120/80.
What is blood pressure?
This is the vital sign that measures the force of blood against the artery walls.
What is blood pressure?
This is the most common place to check a pulse.
What is the wrist/radial pulse point?
This is the medical term for "fever".
What is "pyrexia"?
This is the term that means "breathing too fast".
This is the name of the top number in a blood pressure reading.
What is Systolic?
This vital sign is affected by stress, exercise, and pain.
What is the pulse?
Will also accept: What is Blood Pressure?
You check this pulse in the neck.
What is the carotid artery?
This is the most accurate place to take a temperature.
What is rectal?
This is the term for "breathing too slow".
What is bradypnea?
This is what we call the bottom number in a blood pressure reading.
What is diastolic?
This vital sign is often the first to change when a patient's condition worsens.
What are respirations?
This word describes a pulse that is too fast.
What is tachycardia?
This term refers to a dangerously low body temperature.
What is hypothermia?
This is the muscle responsible for helping you breathe.
What is the diaphragm?
This is the term used to refer to high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
Anything over 100.4 is often refered to as this.
What is a fever?
This word describes a pulse that is too slow.
What is bradycardia?
This instrument is used to take someone's temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This is the medical term for "absence of breathing".
What is apnea?
This is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
What are the four main vital signs?