PLTW Activity 1.1a & 1.1b

What is the definition of vital signs?

• Measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions. 

• Homeostatis

• Gemini, Capricorn, Libra

• Signs that are vital

Which of the following is NOT a vital sign?

• pulse

• blood pressure

• height

• respiratory rate

Which of the following is NOT a vital sign?

• temperature

• fever

• blood pressure

• respiratory rate

Everyone has a temperature.

• True

• False

Which word means that your body is working as it should, that everything within your body is in balance?

• homeostatis

• vital signs

• a balanced body

• blood pressure

When the heart pumps, the arteries expand and contract as blood is pushed through. This is called the “_____” and can easily be felt at certain points on the body where larger arteries run closer to the skin—like at your wrist.

• respiratory rate

• blood pressure

• temperature

• pulse

In response to the increase in body temperature, patients with a _____ commonly experience increased sweating, chills, muscle aches, loss of appetite, dehydration, and general weakness.

• temperature

• fever

• blood pressure

• pulse

You can find your ___________ ____ by sitting still and counting your breaths for 15 seconds, then multiplying by 4.

• blood pressure

• temperature

• respiratory rate

• pulse

Your _____ ________ measures the pressure in the arteries when your heart contracts to push blood throughout the body and when your arteries are at rest.

• blood pressure

• respiratory rate

• temperature

• pulse

Blood pressure is typically written as a ________.

• Decimal

• Percent

• Fraction