Exam 24: Vital Signs

You are responsible for training a newly hired medical assistant in your practice. You notice that she is having difficulty getting accurate BP readings. Give a minimum of four reasons her results may be inaccurate.

When measuring a pulse, which of the following is NOT one of the three important characteristics?

Which of the following pulses is palpated on the wrist?

Which of the following is a common rhythm irregularity in children and young adults?

Patients with diabetes do not need to be weighed at every visit.

The volume of the pulse refers to the length of time between each beat.

Mr. Garcia weighs 250 pounds. You are expected to record this weight in kilograms. It is equal to________ kg

The pulse rate of a healthy 84-year-old patient is faster than that of a 42-year-old individual, because the aging heart must beat faster to meet the body's normal homeostatic demands.

Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has hypertension?

You are asking a patient about his reason for visiting the doctor. He says that he has had a fever for 2 days that comes and goes; sometimes his temperature is normal, but other times it is elevated. This is what type of fever?

Which of the following best describes a fever that fluctuates considerably (e.g., by more than 3 degrees) and never returns to the normal range?

Which of the following pulses is palpated behind the knee?

As a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the last tapping sound is the __________ pressure.

If a patient is diagnosed with secondary hypertension, this means that the

An example of homeostasis is the triggering of breathing, which is stimulated by the respiratory center in the medulla oblongata.

A common pediatric pulse arrhythmia that varies with breathing is called

The range of body temperature experienced by healthy adults throughout the day is a reflection of normal diurnal rhythms.

A patient weight of 150 pounds is equivalent to 330 kg.

Which of the following pulses is palpated on top of the foot?

The instrument used to measure the blood pressure is the