Vital Signs

Diastolic blood pressure is

• The pressure at which the heart must overcome to pump blood through arteries.

• The constant pressure exerted on the arterial walls.

• Top number when measuring BP

• Stystolic

What describes pulse as regular or irregular?

• weak

• bounding

• volume

• rhythym

An instrument used to measure blood pressure is called what?

Difficult or labored breathing is known as ....

• dyspnea

• apnea

• orthostatic

• bradycardia

An instrument used to hear internal sounds a

How do we measure a patient's pain?

Which method of measuring body temperature is most accurate?

• orally

• axillary

• rectally

• temporal scan

Pulse is the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of _____ as the heart beats.

What 2 things increase pulse

• rest

• excitement

• exercise

• elimination

When listening to the heart beat, what counts as 1 beat?