Medical Assisting: Blood Pressure Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
1. Define Blood Pressure answer: Measurement of the pressure or force exerted by the blood
on the walls of the arteries in which it is contained.
2. State the normal range of blood pressure for an adult answer: less than 120
systolic and less than 80 diastolic
3. List factors that affect blood pressure
answer: Age Gender
Diurnal variations
Emotional states
Exercise
Body Position
Medications
4. How does age affect blood pressure? answer: as age increases the blood pressure
increases, due to loss
of elasticity of the blood vessels.
5. How does gender affect blood pressure? answer: after puberty, females tend to
have lower blood pressure.
6. What are diurnal variations? answer: fluctuations that occur during each day
7. How do diurnal variations affect the blood pressure? answer: Fluctuations in blood
pressure are normal during the course of the day.
8. When a person awakens, the blood pressure is? answer: Lower as a result of
decreased metabolism and physical activity during sleep.
9. As metabolism and activity increase during the day, what happens to
blood pressure? answer: it increases
10. How does emotional states affect blood pressure? answer: it increases
blood pressure.
11. If a medical assistant observes a patient in a strong emotional
state such as anger, fear, or excitement what should you do? answer: Attempt to
calm the patient before taking their blood pressure.
12. If the blood pressure is obtained in any position other than sitting
how should you document it? answer: A notation should be made on the patient's chart if the
reading was obtained in any other position other than sitting by using "L" for lying and "St" for
standing.
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Questions and Correct Answers
1. Define Blood Pressure answer: Measurement of the pressure or force exerted by the blood
on the walls of the arteries in which it is contained.
2. State the normal range of blood pressure for an adult answer: less than 120
systolic and less than 80 diastolic
3. List factors that affect blood pressure
answer: Age Gender
Diurnal variations
Emotional states
Exercise
Body Position
Medications
4. How does age affect blood pressure? answer: as age increases the blood pressure
increases, due to loss
of elasticity of the blood vessels.
5. How does gender affect blood pressure? answer: after puberty, females tend to
have lower blood pressure.
6. What are diurnal variations? answer: fluctuations that occur during each day
7. How do diurnal variations affect the blood pressure? answer: Fluctuations in blood
pressure are normal during the course of the day.
8. When a person awakens, the blood pressure is? answer: Lower as a result of
decreased metabolism and physical activity during sleep.
9. As metabolism and activity increase during the day, what happens to
blood pressure? answer: it increases
10. How does emotional states affect blood pressure? answer: it increases
blood pressure.
11. If a medical assistant observes a patient in a strong emotional
state such as anger, fear, or excitement what should you do? answer: Attempt to
calm the patient before taking their blood pressure.
12. If the blood pressure is obtained in any position other than sitting
how should you document it? answer: A notation should be made on the patient's chart if the
reading was obtained in any other position other than sitting by using "L" for lying and "St" for
standing.
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