FREE LIBRARY MEDIA AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT VITAL

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FREE LIBRARY MEDIA AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT VITAL

SIGNS EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -34 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: difficult or labored breathing

Answer:

dyspnea Question 2: the pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts and relaxes

Answer:

pulse

Question 3: respirations-periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apnea

Answer:

cheyne-stokes

Question 4: high blood pressure

Answer:

hypertension

Question 5: respiratory rate above 25 respirations per minute

Answer:

tachypnea

Question 6: low blood pressure

Answer:

hypotension

Question 7: normal systolic reading

Answer:

120 mm Hg

Question 8: temperature is checked in the armpit, under the upper arm

Answer:

axillary

Question 9: slow respiratory rate below 10 respirations per minute

Answer:

bradypnea Question 10: various determinations that provide information about the basic body conditions of the patient

Answer:

vital signs Question 11: temperature is measured with a special thermometer placed in the ear or auditory canal

Answer:

aural

Question 12: refers to strength

Answer:

volume

Question 13: reflect the breathing rate of the patient

Answer:

respirations Question 14: pressure occurs in the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle of the heart is contracting and pushing blood into the arteries

Answer:

systolic

Question 15: a pulse rate under 60 beats per minute

Answer:

bradycardia

Question 16: normal diastolic reading

Answer:

80 mm Hg Question 17: the force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts or relaxes

Answer:

blood pressure

Question 18: absence of repirations

Answer:

apnea

Question 19: elevated body temperature usually above 101%f

Answer:

fever

Question 20: a dusky, bluish discoloration of skin,lips, and/or nail beds

Answer:

cyanosis

Question 21: the measurement of the balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body

Answer:

temperature Question 22: measurement of the pressure that the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries during the various stages of heart activity

Answer:

blood pressure

Question 23: another term for fever

Answer:

pyrexia Question 24: pulse is checked or measured with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart

Answer:

apical pulse

Question 25: an irregular or abnormal rhythm

Answer:

arrhythmia

Question 26: refers to the number of beats per minute

Answer:

rate

Question 27: refers to regularity

Answer:

rhythm

Question 28: body temperature below 95%F

Answer:

hypothermia