17. Vital signs

Question 1

What is HR?

Answer 1

The number of heart beats per minute

Question 2

What measure is the number of beats per minute?

Answer 2

Heart rate (HR)

Question 3

What is measured in BPM?

Answer 3

Heart rate (HR)

Question 4

What is heart rate measured in?

Answer 4

BPM (beats per minute)

Question 5

What is an ECG?

Answer 5

electrocardiogram

Question 6

What is the abbreviation for electrocardiogram?

Answer 6

ECG

Question 7

The carotid pulse is found where?

Answer 7

in the neck

Question 8

What is the pulse in the neck called?

Answer 8

carotid

Question 9

What is the pulse in the wrist called?

Answer 9

radial

Question 10

Where is the radial pulse found?

Answer 10

wrist

Question 11

What does the abbreviation WNL mean?

Answer 11

Within normal limits

Question 12

What is the abbreviation for within normal limits?

Answer 12

WNL

Question 13

What does NAD mean?

Answer 13

No abnormalities detected

Question 14

What is the abbreviation for no abnormalities detected?

Answer 14

NAD

Question 15

What is meant by blood pressure?

Answer 15

The pressure exerted on the arteries by blood

Question 16

What is meant by systolic blood pressure?

Answer 16

The pressure exerted on the arteries during ventricular contraction

Question 17

What is the pressure exerted on the arteries during ventricular contraction called

Answer 17

Systolic blood pressure

Question 18

What is meant by diastolic blood pressure?

Answer 18

What is the pressure exerted on the arteries during ventricular relaxation

Question 19

What is the pressure exerted on the arteries during ventricular relaxation called?

Answer 19

diastolic blood pressure

Question 20

What does BP stand for?

Answer 20

Blood pressure

Question 21

What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?

Answer 21

BP

Question 22

What is the top measurement of blood pressure?

Answer 22

Systolic

Question 23

Is systolic blood pressure the top or bottom measurement?

Answer 23

Top

Question 24

What is the bottom measurement of blood pressure?

Answer 24

diastolic

Question 25

Is diastolic blood pressure the top or bottom measurement?

Answer 25

bottom

Question 26

What does a sphygmomanometer measure?

Answer 26

Blood Pressure (BP)

Question 27

What measures Blood Pressure (BP)?

Answer 27

Sphygmomanometer

Question 28

What is blood pressure measured in?

Answer 28

mm Hg

Question 29

mm Hg measures what?

Answer 29

Blood pressure (BP)

Question 30

What is respiratory rate?

Answer 30

The number of breaths per minute

Question 31

What is the number of breaths per minute?

Answer 31

Respiratory rate (RR)

Question 32

What is considered a "normal" BP at rest?

Answer 32

120/80

Question 33

What is meant by RR?

Answer 33

Respiratory rate

Question 34

What is the abbreviation for respiratory rate?

Answer 34

RR

Question 35

What is a reflex?

Answer 35

A rapid and involuntary response

Question 36

A reflex of 0 is

Answer 36

no response; always abnormal.

Question 37

A reflex of 1 is

Answer 37

a slight but definitely present response; may or may not be normal.

Question 38

A reflex with a slight but definitely present response; may or may not be normal is graded what number?

Answer 38

1

Question 39

No response to a reflex is graded what number?

Answer 39

0

Question 40

A brisk response; normal to a reflex is graded what number?

Answer 40

2

Question 41

A reflex of 2 is

Answer 41

a brisk response; normal.

Question 42

A reflex of 3 is

Answer 42

a very brisk response; may or may not be normal.

Question 43

A reflex that is very brisk response; may or may not be normal is graded what number?

Answer 43

3

Question 44

A reflex that tap elicits a repeating reflex (clonus); always abnormal is graded what number?

Answer 44

4

Question 45

A reflex of 4 is

Answer 45

a tap that elicits a repeating reflex (clonus); always abnormal

Question 46

TPR is

Answer 46

Temp/pulse/respiratory rate

Question 47

Informed consent should include

Answer 47

- outlining what you are going to do and why - risks and benefits of testing - parent consent if under 18 - allow pt to ask questions