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? pedal femoral popliteal radial

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

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

5. When a blood pressure reading is taken, a sequence of different sounds is heard. What are these called? Braxton-Hicks contractions Korotkoff sounds Bronski beats 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 closing of the valves the sound of blood rushing through the aorta and vena cava the contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle the flow of blood through the coronary vessels

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

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? on the left side of the chest at the 5th intercostal space in the left arm above the elbow on the right side of the chest below the nipple directly over the sternum