vital signs

Question 1

what are the four types of vital signs

Answer 1

respiration, body temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure

Question 2

what is the regular temperature of a human being

Answer 2

97.8 or 99 F

Question 3

what are the four areas of the body where temperature is usually measured

Answer 3

oral, tympanic, rectal, axillary

Question 4

what is another name for fever

Answer 4

pyrexia

Question 5

what is a normal temp for oral

Answer 5

98.6

Question 6

what is the regular anal temp

Answer 6

99.6F

Question 7

what is the axillary temp usually

Answer 7

97.6F

Question 8

what are the common pulse sites

Answer 8

radial (wrist)
carotid (neck)
femoral (groin)
popliteal (top of knee)
temporal (head)
posterior (inner ankle)
dorsalis (foot)
brachial (groove between bicep)
apical (apex of the heart)

Question 9

what is the average pulse rate for an adult

Answer 9

60 to 90 beats per min

Question 10

what is the average pulse rate for a infant

Answer 10

120 beats per min

Question 11

what is the average respiration rate for an adult

Answer 11

15 to 20 breaths per min

Question 12

what is the average respiration for an infant

Answer 12

30 to 60 breaths per min

Question 13

which of the following is essential parts of the initial assessment of a patient who enters the diagnostic imaging enter

Answer 13

taking blood pressure, taking a pulse, taking a respiration rate, taking temperature

Question 14

systolic blood pressure can be defined as

Answer 14

The highest point reached during contraction of the left ventricle.

Question 15

An adult patient is considered to be hypertensive or have hypertension if the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure are consistently greater than:

Answer 15

140 systolic over 90 diastolic.

Question 16

A patient may be considered to have tachycardia if the pulse rate is higher than:

Answer 16

100bpm