Vital Signs (Heart Rate) Flashcards

1
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What does it mean whenever you have an abnormally low heart rate?

A

Bradycardia

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2
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What does it mean whenever you have an abnormally high heart rate?

A

Tachycardia

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3
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Heart rate and respiratory rate both go by BPM. What does BPM stand for with the heart rate and what does BPM stand for with the respiratory rate?

A

Heart rate = Beats Per Minute
Respiratory = Breaths Per Minute

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4
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What range should a normal adult pulse look like?

A

60-100 BPM

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5
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What is the minimum normal adult heart rate?

A

60 BPM

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What is the maximum normal adult heart rate?

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100 BPM

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7
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Your adult patient has a heart rate below 60 BPM. What is this a sign of?

A

Bradycardia

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8
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Your adult patient has a heart rate above 100 BPM. What is this a sign of?

A

Tachycardia

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9
Q

You count someone as an adult if they are how old?

A

Over 20 years old

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10
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 122 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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11
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 39 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

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12
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 93 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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13
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 99 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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14
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 59 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

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15
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 100 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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16
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 112 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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17
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 126 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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18
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 71 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 137 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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20
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 83 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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21
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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 40 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

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22
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You count someone as an adolescent if they are what age?

A

12-20 Years Old

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23
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What range should a normal adolescent pulse look like?

A

50 - 100 BPM

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24
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What is the minimum normal adolescent heart rate?

A

50 BPM

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25
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What is the maximum normal adolescent heart rate?

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100 BPM

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26
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 43 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

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27
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 67 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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28
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 55 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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29
Q

Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 87 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 94 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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31
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 113 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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32
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 126 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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33
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 61 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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34
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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 49 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 50 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 101 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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37
Q

Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 100 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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38
Q

You count someone as school-age if they are how old?

A

6-12 Years Old

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39
Q

What range should a normal school-age pulse look like?

A

60-110 BPM

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40
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What is the minimum normal school-age pulse?

A

60 BPM

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41
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What is the maximum normal school-age pulse?

A

110 BPM

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42
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 67 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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43
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 53 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

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44
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 102 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

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45
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 138 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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46
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 133 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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47
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 127 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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48
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 125 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

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49
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 107 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

50
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 157 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

51
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 59 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

52
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 60 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

53
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 111 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

54
Q

Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 110 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

55
Q

You count someone as preschooler age if they are how old?

A

3-6 Years Old

56
Q

What range should a normal preschooler pulse look like?

A

70-120 BPM

57
Q

What is the minimum normal preschooler pulse?

A

70 BPM

58
Q

What is the maximum normal preschooler pulse?

A

120 BPM

59
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 110 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

60
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 133 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

61
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 148 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

62
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 117 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

63
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 111 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

64
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 67 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

65
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 72 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

66
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 84 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

67
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 69 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

68
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 70 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

69
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 121 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

70
Q

Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 120 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

71
Q

You count someone as toddler age if they are how old?

A

1-3 Years Old

72
Q

What range should a normal toddler pulse look like?

A

80-140 BPM

73
Q

What is the maximum normal toddler pulse?

A

140 BPM

74
Q

What is the minimum normal toddler pulse?

A

80 BPM

75
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 120 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

76
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 167 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

77
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 114 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

78
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 130 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

79
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 152 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

80
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 133 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

81
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 68 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

82
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 84 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

83
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 141 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

84
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 140 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

85
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 79 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

86
Q

Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 80 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

87
Q

You count someone as an infant if they are how old?

A

1 Month - 1 Year

88
Q

What range should a normal infant pulse look like?

A

90-160 BPM

89
Q

What is the minimum normal infant pulse?

A

90 BPM

90
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What is the maximum normal infant pulse?

A

160 BPM

91
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 87 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

92
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 96 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

93
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 152 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

94
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 174 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

95
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 187 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

96
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 116 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

97
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 123 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

98
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 147 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

99
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 89 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

100
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 90 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

101
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 160 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

102
Q

Your infant patient has a heart rate of 161 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

103
Q

You count someone as a newborn if they are how old?

A

Birth-28 Days old

104
Q

What range should a normal newborn pulse look like?

A

120-160 BPM

105
Q

What is the minimum normal newborn pulse?

A

120 BPM

106
Q

What is the maximum normal newborn pulse?

A

160 BPM

107
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 156 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

108
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 120 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

109
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 100 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

110
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 116 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

111
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 162 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

112
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 184 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

113
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 175 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

114
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 166 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

115
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 109 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

116
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 110 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally low

117
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 161 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

118
Q

Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 160 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Normal

119
Q

No matter your age, your heart rate shouldn’t normally ever be over how many beats per minute?

A

160 BPM

120
Q

No matter your age, your heart rate shouldn’t normally ever be under how many beats per minute?

A

50 BPM