Vital signs are also known as

Weight may be measured in _____ or _____, depending upon the preference of the physician and the type of scale in the medical office.

What is produced during normal internal physical and chemical processes and muscle movement?

A newer type of thermometer that you may use is the

Another term for sweating is

Body temperature reflects a balance between heat produced and heat lost by the body.

In the United States, all thermometers use Fahrenheit to measure body temperature.

An elevated temperature, or fever, always results directly from a bacterial infection.

Temperature elevations and variations are often a sign of disease but are not diseases in themselves.

Because mercury is a hazardous chemical, if exposure occurs, a mercury spill kit must be available should a mercury thermometer break.

11. Body _________ reflects a balance between heat produced and heat lost by the body.

12. When correctly positioned in the ear, the _________ in a tympanic thermometer determines the temperature of the blood in the tympanic membrane.

13. The _________ is the interval between each heartbeat or the pattern of beats.

14. The volume of air being inhaled or exhaled is the _________.

15. The phase when the heart pauses briefly to rest and refill and the arterial pressure drops is known as _________.

Body temperature reflects a balance between heat produced and ________ by the body.

What is the term for dissemination of heat by motion between areas of unequal density?

An axillary temperature of 97.6°F is the same as _____ C.

What can be classified into five phases of sounds heard while auscultating the blood pressure?

A normal adult blood pressure would be

What term is defined as difficult or labored breathing?

Which digit is not used to palpate a pulse?

What unit may be used to amplify the sound of peripheral pulses?

While palpating the pulse, you also assess the rate, rhythm, and _______________ as the arterial wall expands with each heartbeat.

Observing the rise and fall of the chest to count respirations is usually performed as a part of the

Rate is the number of respirations occurring in one minute. What is rhythm related to each respiration?

Normal respiration patterns include what type of rhythm?