vital signs and medical emergencies

Question 1

What is the high number for blood pressure called?

Answer 1

systolic

Question 2

What is the low number for blood pressure called?

Answer 2

diastolic

Question 3

If you have an “elevated temperature” you have a…

Answer 3

fever

Question 4

Another name for chest pain

Answer 4

angina

Question 5

Another name for fainting

Answer 5

syncope

Question 6

Proper name for a heart attack

Answer 6

myocardial infarction

Question 7

When someone’s heart completely stops pumping

Answer 7

cardiac arrest

Question 8

Have trouble breathing due to inflamed bronchi

Answer 8

asthma

Question 9

Brain malfunction causing shaking, muscle twitching, and semi-cosciousness

Answer 9

seizure

Question 10

Proper name for a severe allergic reaction that may cause death

Answer 10

anaphylaxis

Question 11

Another name for high-blood pressure

Answer 11

hypertension

Question 12

Another name for low-blood pressure

Answer 12

hypotension

Question 13

When someone is breathing too deeply causing dizziness

Answer 13

hyperventilation

Question 14

A disorder of the insulin mechanism in the pancreas

Answer 14

diabetes

Question 15

When someone gets something caught in their throat

Answer 15

choking

Question 16

Which artery in your arm do you use to take a pulse

Answer 16

radial artery

Question 17

What is the artery in your neck called

Answer 17

carotid artery

Question 18

What is the artery by your elbow called

Answer 18

brachial artery

Question 19

What formal name do we call the BP sounds you hear

Answer 19

Kortokoff sounds

Question 20

What is the name of the gauge we use for taking blood pressure

Answer 20

sphygmomanometer

Question 21

When someone can’t move arm, hand, and mouth on one side of body

Answer 21

cerebrovascular accident

Question 22

When you lay someone back and head and feet are at the same level

Answer 22

supine

Question 23

When you lay someone back and their head is lower than their feet

Answer 23

subsupine