Vital signs review quiz

4. To assess___you should palpate the radial arterie and count the beats you feel in 30 seconds, multiplying it by 2
6. The blood pressure cuff should be placed 1 in above the _____space.
9. You should record the first and _____phase of korotkoff sounds for bp.
10. Low blood pressure
12. High blood pressure
13. If the bp cuff is placed too lose, it will result in a ___reading.
14. When the body's temperature is above normal
15. If the blood pressure cuff is placed too tight, it will result in an abnormally ___reading.
17. To assess bp, you need a sphygmomanometer and a ___.
19. The name for normal, relaxed breathing.

1. A period where there is no breathing
2. The sounds heard when recording blood pressure. (_____sounds).
3. The difference between disatolic and systolic readings.
5. This measures the pressure and force in your arteries when the heart beats and relaxes.
7. The name for rapid breathing
8. When the body's temperature is below normal
11. Adult bp can ___with age. (increase, decrease)
12. The body's temperature regulator is the____.
16. Placing an ice pack on the head of a feverish patient is an example of this heat loss rule.
18. ___signs include recording the patient's temperature, respirations, blood pressure, and pulse