ATI Vital Signs Skill Module Questions and Correct Answers
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centigrade
~ relating to the international thermometric scale on which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is
the boiling point; Celsius
core temperature
~ the amount of heat in the deep tissues and structures of the body, such as the liver
diastolic pressure
~ the force exerted when the hea...
✓✓~ temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when
the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced, with the sounds again heard at a lower level of
pressure (usually occurring in patients who have hypertension)
Axillary
✓✓~ pertaining to the axilla, the cavity beneath the junction of a forelimb and the body; also
called the armpit or the underarm
brachial pulse
✓✓~ beating or throbbing felt over the brachial artery, usually palpated in the antecubital space
Bradycardia
✓✓~ an abnormally slow pulse rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minutes in an adult
bradypnea
, ✓✓~ an abnormally slow respiratory rate, usually fewer than 12 breaths per minutes in an adult
cardiac output
✓✓~ the amount of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart during one minute; the product of
the heart rate and the stroke volume
Celcius
✓✓~ (F-32)/1.8: relating to the international thermometric scale on which 0° is the freezing point
and 100° is the boiling point; centigrade
centigrade
✓✓~ relating to the international thermometric scale on which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is
the boiling point; Celsius
core temperature
✓✓~ the amount of heat in the deep tissues and structures of the body, such as the liver
diastolic pressure
✓✓~ the force exerted when the heart is at rest in between each beat; the lowest pressure
exerted against the arterial walls at all times
Dyspnea
✓✓~ the sensation of difficult or labored breathing
Eupnea
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