Chapter 16 Vital Signs Review; Pulse

Question 1

What does pulse measure?

Answer 1

The number of beats per minute

Question 2

Areas your able to find a pulse

Answer 2

-Temporal artery (head)
-Carotid artery (neck)
-Apical artery (chest)
-Brachial artery (forearm area)
-Radial artery (wrist)
-Femoral artery (below the stomach)
-Popliteal artery (behind knee)
-Posterior tibial artery (inner ankle)
-Dorsalis pedis artery (below big toe)

Question 3

What are common places we check pulse?

Answer 3

Radial artery

Question 4

What is it that can affect our pulse rate?

Answer 4

Anxiety/Distress, Drugs, Exercise, Medications

Question 5

Pulse rate for different age ranges

Answer 5

(bpm - beats per min)
Adults (60 - 100 bpm)
Children 6 to 12 (70 -120 bpm)
Children 1 to 5 (80 - 150 bpm)
Infants >1 (100 - 160 bpm)

Question 6

TACHycardia

Answer 6

High heart rates - Abnormally fast (over 100)
-can be caused by anxiety or distress

Question 7

BRADycardia

Answer 7

Low heart rates - Abnormally slow
-can slow with medications

Question 8

Arrhythmia

Answer 8

An Abnormal heart rate, sound, rhythm or volume

Question 9

Normal or Abnormal + medical term for this

112 pulse rate is?

Answer 9

Abnormal. pt is TACHycardic

Question 10

Normal or Abnormal + medical term for this

44 pulse rate is?

Answer 10

Abnormal. pt is BRADycardic