Ch 26 Vital Signs

A blood pressure below the normal level is known as what?

_______ is defined as a decreased respiratory rate of less than 10 breaths per minute

What is the normal range for heart rate?

• 50-80

• 60-100

• 12-20

• 70-100

A patient comes in with a heart rate of 172. This is known as what?

• Bradycardia

• Tachypnea

• Amplitude

• Tachycardia

The top number on a blood pressure reading is called the ______ while the bottom number is called the _______

• Systole and diastole

• Pulse pressure and stroke volume

• Systolic pressure and diastolic pressure

• heart rate and arterioles

The apical pulse is counted for how long?

What is the normal range for respirations?

• 5-10

• 12-20

• 12-22

• 60-100

What is the normal range for blood pressure?

• 90-120 over 60-80

• 80-100 over 50-70

• Less than 150/90

• 100-120 over 50-70

Answer explanation

Chart on pg 735 states normal range is <120/80

_________ is defined as an increased respiratory rate of more than 24 breaths per minute

A blood pressure above normal for a sustained period of time is classified as what?