vital sign blood pressure

Question 1

Abbreviation for Blood Pressure

Answer 1

BP

Question 2

Normal BP

Answer 2

120/80

Question 3

Name of the sound heard when listening

Answer 3

Kortoff

Question 4

Instrument used for measuring BP

Answer 4

Sphygmonanometer

Question 5

Manual BP readings will always be even numbers

Answer 5

true

Question 6

How to hold the stethoscope when listening

Answer 6

with not with thumb but with 2 finger

Question 7

Do BP cuffs come in one size?

Answer 7

false

Question 8

Name for top and lower number of BP reading

Answer 8

t=systolic l=diostolic

Question 9

Artery used to take the BP in the arm

Answer 9

bracial

Question 10

How to properly take a BP including cuff placement & stethoscope placement

Answer 10

above bracial / bracial

Question 11

Unit of measurement used for BP

Answer 11

millimeters / mercury

Question 12

How high do you pump the cuff when taking a BP

Answer 12

180-200

Question 13

Sounds heard when taking a BP that are not Korotkoff

Answer 13

moving around/clothes=artifacts

Question 14

Medical term for high/low blood pressure.

Answer 14

high-hyper tension low-hypo tension