1.
The most common way to measure a heart rate is by taking the ______ pulse.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
What is considered a normal adult pulse rate in bpm?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
The radial pulse is located in the ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
The least reliable measurement of body temperature is ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
What is considered a normal number of respirations for an adult in one minute?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
Tachypnea is _________
A. 
The inability to take a breath
B. 
C. 
Respiration greater than 24 per min.
D. 
Respiration less than 5 per min
7.
Persistent measurements above the normal systolic and diastolic pressures are considered ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
None of the answers are correct
8.
The blood pressure should not be taken on an arm if ______.
A. 
The patient has had breast surgery on that side
B. 
The arm has an IV infusion
C. 
D. 
9.
A ______ is used with a stethoscope to measure blood pressure
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Which of these is recorded as the diastolic blood pressure?
A. 
The point where the first sound is heard
B. 
The point where the last sound is heard
C. 
The difference between the first and second points
D. 
The total of the first and second sound points
11.
When measuring blood pressure, which of the following is correct?
A. 
The cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm
B. 
Maintaining quiet helps the blood pressure to be heard
C. 
The arm should be held in a downward position
D. 
12.
When asked to take a patient’s vital signs, which of the following do you measure?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
When a patient makes abnormal noises while breathing (i.e., snoring sounds), it is called ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
Which of these measures blood pressure when the heart is contracting?
A. 
B. 
C. 
The difference between a and b
D. 
15.
To listen to the brachial pulse, use a(n) ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not stead, it is called ______ respiration.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
When taking a pulse, you must be able to accurately report the ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
When patients lie flat on their backs with arms at their sides, it is called ______ position.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
Listening to sounds of the body by using a stethoscope is called ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
Leads 1, 2, and 3 are the ______ leads.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
Which switch controls how much gain (i.e., amplification) the ECG will have?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
Devices that will detect the skin voltage are known as ______.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
None are the correct answer
23.
Electrical interference may originate in the electrical wiring in the walls of the room; many times this interference can be eliminated or minimized by ______.
A. 
Moving the patient table away from the wall
B. 
Moving the table to another part of the room
C. 
Using another plug in the room
D. 
24.
An extension cord running under the patient table is likely to cause ______ interference.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
Muscle artifact voltages can sometimes be erratic in amplitude and frequency in ______ leads.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.