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What are the four main vital signs routinely monitored by medical professionals?

  • Skin color, eye movement, hair growth, and muscle strength
  • Body temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate, and blood pressure (correct)
  • Weight, height, BMI, and waist circumference
  • Heart rate, blood sugar level, cholesterol level, and oxygen saturation
  • Which method of taking body temperature tends to be 0.5 degrees C higher than when taken orally?

  • Rectally (correct)
  • Orally
  • By ear
  • Axillary
  • What is considered the normal body temperature range for a healthy adult?

  • 97.8 degrees F to 99 degrees F (correct)
  • 100 degrees F to 102 degrees F
  • 95 degrees F to 97 degrees F
  • 98 degrees F to 100 degrees F
  • Which method of taking body temperature tends to be 0.5 degrees C lower than when taken orally?

    <p>Axillary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are vital signs useful for in the medical field?

    <p>Monitoring current health conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In addition to a medical setting, where else can vital signs be measured?

    <p>At home or the site of a medical emergency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a special thermometer measure to reflect the body's core temperature?

    <p>The temperature of the eardrum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated when body temperature rises about one degree or more over the normal temperature?

    <p>A fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the pulse rate measure?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal pulse rate range for healthy adults?

    <p>60 to 100 beats per minute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the respiration rate measure?

    <p>The number of breaths a person takes per minute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal respiration rate range for an adult person at rest?

    <p>12 to 16 breaths per minute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the systolic pressure in a blood pressure measurement refer to?

    <p>The pressure inside the artery when the heart contracts and pumps blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended resting time before measuring blood pressure?

    <p>3-5 minutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be done with the cuff when measuring blood pressure?

    <p>Wrap it smoothly and snugly around the upper arm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the sphygmomanometer inflated when measuring blood pressure?

    <p>Until no distal pulse is felt</p> Signup and view all the answers

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