CH29 Vital Signs Flashcards
Normal pulse: infant
120-160 bpm
normal pulse: toddler
90-140 bpm
Normal pulse: preschooler
80-110 bpm
normal pulse: school-age
75-100 bpm
Normal pulse: adolescent
60-90 bpm
normal pulse: adult
60-100
normal respirations: newborn
30-60
normal resps: infant
30-50
normal resps: toddler
25-32
normal resps: child
20-30
normal resps: adolescent
16-20
normal resps: adult
12-20
normal BP: newborn
40 (mean)
normal BP: 1 month
85/54
normal BP: 1 year
95/65
normal BP: 6 years
105/65
normal BP: 10-13 years
110/65
normal BP: 14-17
119/75
Normal BP: 18+
<120/<80
Elevated BP: adult
120-129/<80
Stage 1 hypertension
130-139/80-89
Stage 2 hypertension
> 140/>90
Conditions not appropriate for electronic BP measurement (5)
- Irregular heart rate
- known hypertension
- peripheral vascular obstruction
- seizures
- <90 systolic
factors that affect BP (8)
- age
- stress
- ethnicity
- gender
- daily variation (lower during sleep)
- medications
- weight
- smoking
Factors that affect respirations (7)
- exercise
- acute pain
- anxiety- smoking
- body position
- medications
- neurological injury
- hemoglobin function
Factors that affect pulse (8)
- exercise
- temperature
- acute pain
- emotions
- medications
- hemorrhage
- postural changes
- pulmonary conditions
Factors that affect temperature (8)
- age
- exercise
- hormone levels
- circadian rhythm
- stress
- environment
- temperature alterations
- fever
