Vital Signs

Question 1

Heart rate

Answer 1

aka pulse; the rate that blood is pumped through the body

Question 2

Tachycardia

Answer 2

heart rate too fast

Question 3

Bradycardia

Answer 3

heart rate too slow

Question 4

Normal Heart Rate for Adults

Answer 4

60 - 100 bpm

Question 5

Respiratory rate

Answer 5

the rate of breathing

Question 6

Normal Heart Rate for Babies/Infants

Answer 6

120 - 160 bpm

Question 7

Tachypneic

Answer 7

high breathing rate

Question 8

Bradypnea

Answer 8

low breathing rate

Question 9

Normal Respiratory Rate for Adults

Answer 9

12 - 20 breaths per minute

Question 10

Normal Respiratory Rate for Babies/Infants

Answer 10

30 - 50 breaths per minute

Question 11

Blood pressure

Answer 11

the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of vessels

Question 12

Hypertensive

Answer 12

high blood pressure

Question 13

Hypotensive

Answer 13

low blood pressure

Question 14

Normal Blood Pressure for Adults

Answer 14

90/60 - 140/90; average is 120/80 (systolic over diastolic)

Question 15

Normal Blood Pressure for Babies/Infants

Answer 15

50 - 120 (only systolic)

Question 16

Body temperature

Answer 16

the body’s ability to make and get rid of heat

Question 17

Febrile

Answer 17

fever; high body temperature

Question 18

Hypothermic

Answer 18

low body temperature

Question 19

Normal Body Temperature

Answer 19

98.6 - 100.4 F; called “afebrile” as in not having fever

Question 20

Oxygen Saturation

Answer 20

how much of your blood contains oxygen

Question 21

Normal Oxygen Saturation

Answer 21

95 - 100%

Question 22

Hypoxic

Answer 22

low oxygen saturation