Vital signs

Question 1

Measurements of the body’s basic functions and checking for medical problems

Answer 1

Vital signs

Question 2

Temperature of a person (normal average:98.6) (activity; food|fluid; and time of the day)

Answer 2

Body temperature

Question 3

Measures the heart rate

Answer 3

Pulse rate (heart rate)

Question 4

Measures number of breaths

Answer 4

Respiration rate

Question 5

Blood pressure Force of blood pushing against arterial walls when the heart beats

Answer 5

Blood pressure

Question 6

Measures amount of oxygen in the blood (fifth vital sign)

Answer 6

Pulse Oximety

Question 7

Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart contracts

Answer 7

Systolic pressure

Question 8

Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart relaxes

Answer 8

Diastolic pressure

Question 9

When a body temperature is too high: Heat exhaustion (101-104) and Heartstroke (above 104)

Answer 9

Hyperthermia

Question 10

When the body temperature is to low (below 95)

Answer 10

Hypothermia

Question 11

Blood pressure is too high

Answer 11

Hypotension

Question 11

Blood pressure is too high

Answer 11

Hypertension

Question 12

Spreading by contact

Answer 12

contagious

Question 13

To recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms

Answer 13

Diagnose

Question 14

When virus, bacteria, fungi, or yeast invade the body tissue

Answer 14

Infection

Question 15

A sudden rise of disease (COVID)

Answer 15

Outbreak

Question 15

Harmless virus or bacteria is put into the body to activate immune system

Answer 15

Vaccine