Pediatric VItal Signs

Question 1

Infant ( 1 to 12 mo ) normal respiration rate

Answer 1

30 to 53 breaths per minute

Question 2

Toddler ( 1 to 2 yr ) normal respiration rate

Answer 2

22 - 37 breaths per minute

Question 3

Preschooler ( 3 to 5 yr ) normal respiration rate

Answer 3

20 - 28 breaths per minute

Question 4

School-age child ( 6 to 9 yr ) normal respiration rate

Answer 4

18 to 25 breaths per minute

Question 5

Adolescent ( 12 to 15 yr ) normal respiration rate

Answer 5

12 to 20 breaths per minute

Question 6

Neonate ( 96 hr ) normal awake heart rate

Answer 6

100 to 205 beats per minute

Question 7

Neonate ( 96 hr ) normal sleeping heart rate

Answer 7

90 to 160 beats per minute

Question 8

Infant ( 1 to 2 mo ) normal awake heart rate

Answer 8

100 to 180 beats per minute

Question 9

Infant ( 1 to 2 mo ) normal sleeping heart rate

Answer 9

90 to 16 beats per minute

Question 10

Toddler ( 1 to 2 yr ) normal awake heart rate

Answer 10

98 to 140 beats per minute

Question 11

Toddler ( 1 to 2 yr ) normal sleeping heart rate

Answer 11

80 to 120 beats per minute

Question 12

Preschooler ( 3 to 5 yr ) normal awake heart rate

Answer 12

80 to 120 beats per minute

Question 13

Preschooler ( 3 to 5 yr ) normal sleeping heart rate

Answer 13

65 to 100 beats per minute

Question 14

School-age child ( 6 to 9 yr ) normal awake heart rate

Answer 14

75 to 118 beats per minute

Question 15

School-age child ( 6 to 9 yr ) normal sleeping heart rate

Answer 15

58 to 90 beats per minute

Question 16

Adolescent ( 12 - 15 yr ) normal awake heart rate

Answer 16

60 to 100 beats per minute

Question 17

Adolescent ( 12 - 15 yr ) normal sleeping heart rate

Answer 17

50 to 90 beats per minute

Question 18

Birth ( 12 hr & < 1000g ) normal blood pressure

Answer 18

39 to 59 / 16 to 36 mm Hg

Question 19

Birth ( 12 hr & 3kg ) normal blood pressure

Answer 19

60 to 76 / 31 to 45 mm Hg

Question 20

Neonate ( 96 hr ) normal blood pressure

Answer 20

67 to 84 / 35 to 53 mm Hg

Question 21

Infant ( 1 to 2 mo ) normal blood pressure

Answer 21

72 to 104 / 37 to 56 mm Hg

Question 22

Toddler ( 1 to 2 yr ) normal blood pressure

Answer 22

86 to 106 / 42 to 63 mm Hg

Question 23

Preschooler ( 3 to 5 yr ) normal blood pressure

Answer 23

89 to 112 / 46 to 72 mm Hg

Question 24

School-age child ( 6 to 9 yr ) normal blood pressure

Answer 24

97 to 115 / 57 to 76 mm Hg

Question 25

Pre-adolescent ( 10 to 12 yr ) normal blood pressure

Answer 25

102 to 120 / 61 to 80 mm Hg

Question 26

Adolescent ( 12 to 15 yr ) normal blood pressure

Answer 26

110 to 131 / 64 to 83 mm Hg

Question 27

Mean Arterial Pressure ( MAP ) formula

Answer 27

Diastolic + ( Systolic - Diastolic ) / 3

or

( 2 ( Diastolic ) + Systolic ) / 3

Question 28

Birth ( 12 hr & < 1000g ) normal MAP

Answer 28

28 to 42 mm Hg

Question 29

Birth ( 12 hr & 3kg ) normal MAP

Answer 29

48 to 57 mm Hg

Question 30

Neonate ( 96 hr ) normal MAP

Answer 30

45 to 60 mm Hg

Question 31

Infant ( 1 to 2 mo ) normal MAP

Answer 31

50 to 62 mm Hg

Question 32

Toddler ( 1 to 2 yr ) normal MAP

Answer 32

49 to 62 mm Hg

Question 33

Preschooler ( 3 to 5 yr ) normal MAP

Answer 33

58 to 96 mm Hg

Question 34

School-aged child ( 6 to 9 yr ) normal MAP

Answer 34

66 to 72 mm Hg

Question 35

Pre-adolescent ( 10 to 12 yr ) normal MAP

Answer 35

71 to 79 mm Hg

Question 36

Adolescent ( 12 to 15 yr ) normal MAP

Answer 36

73 to 84 mm Hg