Vital Sign Facts

Front 1

Average normal adult temp.

Back 1

98.6

Front 2

Pulse over which the BP is taken.

Back 2

brachial

Front 3

Measurement of balance between heat lost and heat produced.

Back 3

Temperature

Front 4

Pulse at the neck.

Back 4

Carotid

Front 5

What are the four vital signs?

Back 5

Temp. Pulse, Respirations and Blood Pressure

Front 6

Normal adult respiration range

Back 6

12-20

Front 7

Temp. taken in the armpit.

Back 7

axillary

Front 8

Number of beats per minute is the heart _______?

Back 8

Rate

Front 9

Term that refers to the regularity of the pulse.

Back 9

rhythm

Front 10

Refers to the strength of the pulse.

Back 10

volume

Front 11

Artery where the pulse is usually taken.

Back 11

Radial

Front 12

Ideal adult blood pressure.

Back 12

120/80

Front 13

Pulse taken with a stethescope at the apex of the heart.

Back 13

Apical

Front 14

Four sites for temperature.

Back 14

Oral
Axillary
Tympanic
Rectal

Front 15

Term for low body temperature.

Back 15

hypothermia

Front 16

One factor that can lead to increased body temp.

Back 16

illness
infection
exercise
excitment

Front 17

One factor that lead to decreased body temp.

Back 17

sleep
coma
exposure to cold
decreased muscle activity
starvation or fasting

Front 18

Term that means fever is present

Back 18

febrile

Front 19

Term that means no fever is present.

Back 19

afebrile

Front 20

Pulse at the top of the foot.

Back 20

dorsalis pedis

Front 21

What you feel when your fingers are on an artery and you are counting.

Back 21

Pulse

Front 22

Pulse at the inner aspect of the upper thigh.

Back 22

Femoral

Front 23

Adult normal pulse range

Back 23

60-90

Front 24

What is bradycardia?

Back 24

Pulse under 60 BPM

Front 25

Pulse over 100 BPM

Back 25

Tachycardia

Front 26

Term for an Irregular or abnormal heart rhythm.

Back 26

What is an arrhythmia?

Front 27

Which part of the BP indicates the heart is contracting?
Systolic Diastolic

Back 27

Systolic

Front 28

Term for top number of the blood pressure.

Back 28

Systolic

Front 29

'Regular and unlabored' would describe which vital sign.

Back 29

Respirations

Front 30

What is dyspnea?

Back 30

Term for difficulty breathing

Front 31

A patient who is febrile has what abnormal vital sign?

Back 31

Temperature

Front 32

High pitched whistling sounds as seen in asthma.

Back 32

wheezing

Front 33

When taking a pulse, why can't you use your thumb?

Back 33

Thumb has a pulse.

Front 34

Term for the bottom number of the blood pressure.

Back 34

Diastolic

Front 35

Normal ideal adult blood pressure

Back 35

120/80

Front 36

What is a sphygmomanometer?

Back 36

Formal name for a BP cuff

Front 37

Measurement of the pressure that the blood exerts on the walls of the artery.

Back 37

Blood pressure

Front 38

Part of the BP that occurs when the left ventricle of the heart is contracting.

Back 38

systolic

Front 39

Part of the BP when the ventricle is at rest.

Back 39

diastolic

Front 40

Normal adult systolic range

Back 40

100-140

Front 41

Normal adult diastolic range

Back 41

60-90

Front 42

Term for low BP

Back 42

hypotension

Front 43

Term for high BP

Back 43

hypertension

Front 44

Pulse taken over the heart with a stethoscope.

Back 44

Apical

Front 45

Name one cause of hypertension.

Back 45

stress, kidney disease, salt intake, obesity, aging

Front 46

Name for sudden drop in BP when going from lying to standing

Back 46

orthostatic hypotension

Front 47

Pulse behind the knee

Back 47

Popliteal

Front 48

Pulse behind the ankle.

Back 48

Posterior Tibial

Front 49

Pulse on top of the foot.

Back 49

Dorsalis Pedis