Vital Signs

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1. What is a sphygmomanometer? a rectal thermometer a device for measuring blood pressure pump for administering blood transfusions instrument for collecting spinal fluid samples

2. Which of the following pulse sites is located behind the knee? femoral popliteal radial pedal

3. What would a temperature reading of 38.2 degrees Celsius be in Fahrenheit? 96.4 98.6 100.8 103.2

4. For a BP reading of 140/92, what is the bottom number (92) known as? diastolic brachial systolic mean arterial pressure

5. When a blood pressure reading is taken, a sequence of different sounds is heard. What are these called? Korotkoff sounds Bronski beats Braxton-Hicks contractions Reynolds numbers

6. What is the medical term for "fever"? hypothermia pyrexia hypertension thermophilia

7. What heart action causes the lub-dub sounds that are heard over the heart with a stethoscope? the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle the flow of blood through the coronary vessels the sound of blood rushing through the aorta and vena cava the closing of the valves

8. Which vital sign is most susceptible to conscious control? blood pressure pulse rate temperature respirations

9. What is the term that describes the absence of breathing. dyspnea tachycardia asystole apnea

10. Where is the apical pulse located in an adult client? directly over the sternum on the right side of the chest below the nipple on the left side of the chest at the 5th intercostal space in the left arm above the elbow