Lesson 1

Question 1

What are the 5 vital signs?

Answer 1

Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, and Oxygen Saturation

Question 2

Vital Signs

Answer 2

check important organs and how they are functioning

Question 3

Heart Rate

Answer 3

• rate that blood is being pumped throughout the body

- aka heart beats per minute

Question 4

Respiratory Rate

Answer 4

• rate of someone’s breathing

- number of breaths per minute

Question 5

Blood Pressure

Answer 5

• pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels

Question 6

Body Temperature

Answer 6

• measures body’s ability to make and remove heat

Question 7

Oxygen Saturation

Answer 7

• how much of your blood is oxygenated

- oxygen-saturated hemoglobin/ total hemoglobin

Question 8

Adult Normal Heart Rate

Answer 8

60-100 bpm

Question 9

Tachycardic (Adult)

Answer 9

more than 100 bpm

Question 10

Bradycardic (Adult)

Answer 10

less than 60 bpm

Question 11

Infant Normal Heart Rate

Answer 11

120 - 160 bpm

Question 12

Tachycardic (Infant)

Answer 12

more than 160 bpm

Question 13

Bradycardic (Infant)

Answer 13

less than 120 bpm

Question 14

Adult Normal Respiratory Rate

Answer 14

12-20 breaths per minute

Question 15

Tachypneic (Adult)

Answer 15

more than 20 breaths per minute

Question 16

Bradypnea (Adult)

Answer 16

less than 12 breaths per minute

Question 17

Infant Normal Respiratory Rate

Answer 17

30-50 breaths per minute

Question 18

Tachypneic (Infant)

Answer 18

more than 50 breaths per minute

Question 19

Bradypnea (Infant)

Answer 19

less than 30 breaths per minute

Question 20

Adult Normal Blood Pressure

Answer 20

• 90/60 - 140/90 (systolic/diastolic)

- Average is 120/80

Question 21

High Blood Pressure (Adult)

Answer 21

• more than 140/90

- aka Hypertensive

Question 22

Low Blood Pressure (Adult)

Answer 22

• less than 90/60
• aka Hypotensive
• many athletes and young/healthy people can be below 120/80 and be ok

Question 23

Normal Blood Pressure (Infant)`

Answer 23

• 50 -120 (only look at systolic)

Question 24

High Blood Pressure (Infant)

Answer 24

• more than 120

- Hypertensive

Question 25

Low Blood Pressure (Infant)

Answer 25

• less than 50

- Hypotensive

Question 26

Normal Body Temperature (Babies/ Adults)

Answer 26

• 98.6 F - 100. 4 F

- aka afebrile

Question 27

High Body Temperature

Answer 27

• higher than 98.6 F

- febrile/fever

Question 28

Low Body Temperature

Answer 28

• less than 98.6 F

- hypothermic

Question 29

Normal Oxygen Saturation

Answer 29

• 95 -100%

Question 30

Low Oxygen Saturation (Hypoxic)

Answer 30

• less than 95%

Question 31

Fever

Answer 31

Temperature higher than 100.4 degrees fahrenheit

Question 32

Vital signs are:

Answer 32

A series of measures that give an overview of a patient’s overall health

Question 33

Heart rate is defined as:

Answer 33

The rate that your heart is pumping blood

Question 34

Blood pressure is defined as:

Answer 34

The pressure at which blood is being pumped throughout your body

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT a vital sign:
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Respiratory Rate
Oxygen saturation
Body weight

Answer 35

Body weight

Question 36

Someone who is breathing really fast and short of breath is MOST likely:
 Tachycardic
 Tachypneic
 Bradycardic
 Bradypneic

Answer 36

Tachypneic

Question 37

Someone who has smoked for many years and is short of breath is MOST likely:
 Hypertensive
 Hypoxic
 Hyperoxic
 Hypotensive

Answer 37

Hypoxic

Question 38

A person who is very stressed while watching a scary movie is MOST likely:
 Tachycardic
 Tachypneic
 Bradycardic
 Bradypneic

Answer 38

Tachycardic

Question 39

A sick child who has had a fever for 2 hours most likely has which temperature?

98. 6
99. 5
100. 0
101. 9

Answer 39

102.5

Question 40

Oxygen saturation is defined as:

Answer 40

The saturation of oxygen in your blood

Question 41

True or False: Vital signs are usually measured in rate of how many times a second is it happening

Answer 41

False