Temperature
Pulse
Respiratory
Blood Pressure
Misc
100

Who has a lower temperature: older adults or babies?

adults

100

The strength of a pulse is called...

pulse volume

100

What is a respiratory rate below the normal range called?

Bradypnea

100

What is the label for blood pressure (what is it measured in)?

mmHG

100

To auscultate means to...

listen

200

What is the normal temperature range for an adult

97-99 degrees F

200

Which pulse site is most commonly used?

radial

200
How long should you assess a respiratory rate?

60 seconds

200

What instrument is used to measure blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer

200

To palpate means to....

feel/touch

300

What temperature route is most accurate

rectal

300

A 94-year-old with a pulse rate of 48 would be said to have

bradycardia

300

What is the medical term for difficult or labored breathing?

Dyspnea

300

What reading of the blood pressure is when the heart is relaxed

diastole

300

What is the term for an organism maintaining internal conditions even when external conditions change

homeostasis

400

What is it called when a person's temperature is lower than normal

Hypothermia

400

If a pulse is irregular, how long should you assess it to obtain the heart rate?

60 seconds (1 minute)

400

What is the medical term for fast breathing.

Tachypnea

400

Name 2 conditions that would prevent a blood pressure from being taken on a certain arm

mastectomy, IV site, dialysis shunt, surgical site

400

What are the 2 sides of the stethescope

bell and diaphram

500

What is it called when you take a temperature in the ear.

Tympanic

500

What is it called when the heart rate is higher than the normal range?

tachycardia

500

What is breathing called when you need to be sitting or standing to breathe?

Orthopnea

500

What is the highest you should ever inflate a blood pressure cuff (when measuring blood pressure)?

200 mmHg

500

What is the normal adult range for oxygen saturation (O2 sat)?

95-100%