Take Quiz: VITAL SIGN QUIZ

Question 1

Which of the following is the primary mechanism or site of heat loss?*

A. Contraction of pilomotor muscles of the skin

B. Warming and humidifying of inspired air

C. Skin surface

D. Urine and feces

Question 2

What would be the cardiac output of an adult with a stroke volume of 75 mL and a pulse of 78 beats/minute?*

A. 5,000 mL

B. 5,550 mL

C. 5,850 mL

D. 6,000 mL

Question 3

Which of the following conditions occurs when an adult has a pulse rate of 100 to 180 beats/minute?*

A. Bradycardia

B. Arrhythmia

C. Pulse amplitude

D. Tachycardia

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning respiratory rates is accurate?*

A. Infants and young children have a lower respiratory rate than adults.

B. Healthy adults breathe about 12 to 20 times per minute.

C. The respiratory rate decreases in response to the increased metabolic rate during pyrexia.

D. An increase in intracranial pressures stimulates the respiratory center and increases the respiration rate.

Question 5

Which of the following statistics regarding blood pressure is accurate?*

A. Blood pressure tends to be lower in a prone or supine position than in a seated or standing position.

B. Men usually have a lower blood pressure than women of the same age.

C. Blood pressure decreases after eating.

D. Blood pressure is usually highest on arising in the morning.

Question 6

The average normal temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for well adults in the rectal site is which of the following?*

A. 94.0

B. 97.6

C. 98.6

D. 99.5

Question 7

Which of the following conditions tends to lower blood pressure?*

A. High viscosity of the blood

B. Low blood volume

C. Decreased elasticity of walls of arterioles

D. Strong pumping action of blood into the arteries

Question 8

After taking vital signs, you write down your findings as T = 98.6, P = 66, R = 18, BP = 124/82. Which of these numbers represents the systolic blood pressure?*

A. 98.6

B. 124

C. 82

D. 66

Question 9

Which of the following are normal variations in vital signs that occur at various ages?*

A. The normal blood pressure for a adult is 73/55.

B. Normal respirations for a 6- to 8-year-old are 15 to 25.

C. Normal blood pressure for a teenager is 120/85.

D. Normal pulse for a person new born is 80 to 180.

E. Normal oral temperature for an adult is 39C.

F. Normal respirations for adult are 20 to 40.

Question 10

Which of the following is the primary source of heat in the human body?*

A. Metabolism

B. Hormones

C. Sympathetic neurotransmitters

D. Hypothalamus