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Chapter 15: Vital Signs

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Placing a stethoscope over the apex of the heart and counting heartbeats for one minute is the procedure for assessing the:

A.	Brachial pulse
B.	Radial pulse
C.	Cardiac pulse
D.	Apical pulse

____ 2. Humans’ 24-hour clock is known as the:

A.	Cicada rhythm
B.	Circadian rhythm
C.	Hourly function clock
D.	Human functionality clock

____ 3. When measuring an adult’s height:

A.	Hold on to them tightly so they don’t fall
B.	Do not touch the patient but stand close
C.	Ask the patient to step up onto the scale and then turn around
D.	Have the patient step backward onto the scale

____ 4. In addition to length, you will also measure an infant’s:

A.	Abdominal girth
B.	Leg length
C.	Finger to finger breadth
D.	Head and chest circumference

____ 5. Before weighing a patient, it is important to:

A.	Balance the scale
B.	Adjust the scale
C.	Tighten the scale
D.	Loosen the scale

____ 6. Always remember when weighing a patient:

A.	If it is too embarrassing, ask the patient what they think they weigh
B.	Add 5 pounds for shoes and clothes
C.	Do so in private, as it may be a sensitive issue
D.	Subtract 5 pounds if they are wearing heavy shoes

____ 7. Which of the following patients may show a sudden increase in weight?

A.	A teenager
B.	A patient with diabetes
C.	A patient with congestive heart failure
D.	An elderly patient

____ 8. To get rid of excessive heat when a person gets hot, the small blood vessels near the skin:

A.	Constrict
B.	Dilate

____ 9. Our bodies often shiver when we are cold. The shivering produces heat through:

A.	Muscle movement
B.	Constriction of blood vessels
C.	Dilation of blood vessels
D.	Evaporation

____ 10. A tympanic thermometer measures the temperature of the:

A.	Temporal artery
B.	Eardrum
C.	Axilla
D.	Sublingual

____ 11. An axillary temperature is usually considered:

A.	1 degree above normal
B.	5 degrees above normal
C.	1 degree below normal
D.	5 degrees below normal

____ 12. You would expect the pulse rate of a well-conditioned athlete to be:

A.	Higher than normal
B.	Normal
C.	Lower that normal
D.	Irregular

____ 13. The most common pulse point during a physical examination is:

A.	The carotid
B.	The radial
C.	The femoral
D.	The brachial

____ 14. Your patient’s pulse is 114. This is:

A.	Faster than normal
B.	Slower than normal
C.	Normal
D.	Irregular

____ 15. The cycle of one inspiration and one exhalation is known as:

A.	Ventilation
B.	Inspiratory volume
C.	Expiratory volume
D.	Respiration

____ 16. Cyanosis, a discoloration of the skin indicating a lack of oxygen in the blood, presents as what color skin?

A.	Yellow
B.	Red
C.	Blue
D.	Purple

____ 17. The systolic blood pressure reading indicates the pressure during:

A.	Cardiac contraction
B.	Cardiac rest
C.	Inspiration
D.	Exhalation

____ 18. A patient with consistently high blood pressure readings may be diagnosed with:

A.	Hypotension
B.	Congestive heart failure
C.	Tachycardia
D.	Hypertension

____ 19. Which of the following medication categories may cause a patient’s blood pressure to be elevated?

A.	Antihistamines
B.	Vitamins
C.	Diuretics
D.	Decongestants

____ 20. Hypotension may be caused by which of the following conditions?

A.	Dehydration
B.	Kidney disease
C.	Extreme emotional distress
D.	“White coat syndrome”

____ 21. The measurement of the oxygen content in arterial blood, using an infrared technology instrument attached to the patient’s index finger, is called:

A.	Pulse management
B.	Cardiac oximetry
C.	Pulse oximetry
D.	Respiratory index

____ 22. A term that means “without fever” is:

A.	Febrile
B.	Afebrile
C.	Normotensive
D.	Hyperpyrexia

____ 23. Glass thermometers have been replaced because:

A.	They were inaccurate
B.	If broken, they could cause mercury poisoning
C.	They were hard to read
D.	The oral and rectal thermometers were often confused.

____ 24. The newest form of temperature measurement is done with a:

A.	Digital thermometer
B.	Tympanic thermometer
C.	Temporal artery thermometer
D.	Synthetic mercury thermometer

____ 25. The term “tachycardia” means:

A.	A rapid respiratory rate
B.	A rapid pulse rate
C.	A very slow respiratory rate
D.	A very slow pulse rate

Completion

Complete each statement.

The pattern of the pulse is known as the _______________.

You should never check a patient’s pulse with your _______________.

A normal pulse rate for an adult is _______________ beats per minute.

Hypertension is called the _______________ killer because there are often no symptoms.

A complete set of vital signs includes the patient’s height, weight, temperature, pulse, _______________, and blood pressure.

Chapter 15: Vital Signs

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyzing

ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyzing

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyzing

ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyzing

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

COMPLETION

ANS: rhythm