Vital Signs Written Test Review

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Across
  1. 1. top number; when the left ventricle is contracting
  2. 2. periods of dyspnea and apnea
  3. 4. strength or force at which the blood moves
  4. 7. regularity or spacing of the beats
  5. 10. averages around 60-100 bpm
  6. 13. difficult or labored breathing
  7. 14. respiration rate
  8. 15. pulse site most often taken on children
  9. 16. breaths per minute
  10. 17. no breathing
  11. 19. pressure the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
  12. 21. armpit temperature
  13. 22. caused by exercise, excitement, shock and fever
  14. 25. irregular heartbeat
  15. 26. balance between heat lost and heat produced
  16. 29. red probe for taking temperature
  17. 30. patient has a fever, what do you write on the chart
  18. 31. pulse rate under 60bpm
  19. 32. head temperature
  20. 34. most common pulse site
  21. 35. rapid shallow breaths
  22. 37. temperature over 104 degrees
  23. 38. metabolism of food and muscle/gland activity
  24. 39. instrument used to listen to internal body organs
Down
  1. 1. instrument for taking blood pressure
  2. 3. temperature pulse respiration
  3. 5. caused by sleep, depressant drugs, physical fitness
  4. 6. 97-100 degreesF and 36.1-37.8 degreesC
  5. 8. pulse over 100bpm
  6. 9. difference between systolic and diastolic number
  7. 11. deficit subtract radial and apical pulse
  8. 12. 12-20 rpm
  9. 14. one cycle of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide
  10. 18. ear temperature
  11. 20. increased blood pressure; >140 and >90
  12. 23. mouth temperature
  13. 24. depth of the breath
  14. 27. breathing is hard in standing position
  15. 28. patient contains no fever
  16. 33. bottom number; when the left ventricle is at rest
  17. 36. perspiration, respiration and excretion cause this to happen
  18. 38. temperature below 95 degrees