HCB 102 VITAL SIGNS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Tympamic - Answer-inside the patients ear
Radial pulse - Answer-the wrist pulse, found on the lateral side of the patients writs just
above the crease
Brachial pulse - Answer-found in the upper arm
Carotid pulse - Answer-felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck
Femoral - Answer-found along the femoral artery in the patients leg
Popliteal - Answer-Located behind the patients kneecap and can be palpated on the
dorsal side of the patient's knee
Dorsalis pedis - Answer-runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its
pulse point is felt in the mid-foot
Posterior tibial - Answer-Divides between the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral
and medial plantar arteries
Normal oral temperature - Answer-98.6 F
Normal rectal temperature - Answer-99.6 F
Normal axillary temperature - Answer-97.6 F
Normal Tympanic Temperature - Answer-98.6 F
Normal Pulse rate - Answer-60-100 bpm
Normal respiration rate - Answer-12-20 breaths per minute
Normal pulse oximetry - Answer-96%-100% Oxygen Saturation
Normal systolic pressure - Answer-less than 120 mm Hg
Normal range for systolic - Answer-90-140 mm Hg
Pre-hypertension systolic - Answer-121-139 mm Hg
Stage 1 hypertension systolic - Answer-140-159 mm Hg
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Tympamic - Answer-inside the patients ear
Radial pulse - Answer-the wrist pulse, found on the lateral side of the patients writs just
above the crease
Brachial pulse - Answer-found in the upper arm
Carotid pulse - Answer-felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck
Femoral - Answer-found along the femoral artery in the patients leg
Popliteal - Answer-Located behind the patients kneecap and can be palpated on the
dorsal side of the patient's knee
Dorsalis pedis - Answer-runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its
pulse point is felt in the mid-foot
Posterior tibial - Answer-Divides between the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral
and medial plantar arteries
Normal oral temperature - Answer-98.6 F
Normal rectal temperature - Answer-99.6 F
Normal axillary temperature - Answer-97.6 F
Normal Tympanic Temperature - Answer-98.6 F
Normal Pulse rate - Answer-60-100 bpm
Normal respiration rate - Answer-12-20 breaths per minute
Normal pulse oximetry - Answer-96%-100% Oxygen Saturation
Normal systolic pressure - Answer-less than 120 mm Hg
Normal range for systolic - Answer-90-140 mm Hg
Pre-hypertension systolic - Answer-121-139 mm Hg
Stage 1 hypertension systolic - Answer-140-159 mm Hg
