Vital Signs Flashcards
Normal BP
120/80
Hyper BP
140/90
Hypo BP
90/50 mmHg Low blood pressure, or hypotension, occurs when blood pressure during and after each heartbeat is much lower than usual. This means the heart, brain, and other parts of the body do not get enough blood.
Normal pulse
70 beats per minutes (bpm), range 60-100 bpm.
ii. Hyper - tachycardia 100 bpm
Hyper pulse
tachycardia 100 bpm
Hypo BP
bradycardia 60 bpm
Normal Respiratory
12/18 br min
Hyper Respiratory
Tachypnea is the increased respiratory rate of breathing of an adult to 20 br/min or greater
Hypo Respiratory
Bradypnea is the decreased respiratory rate of breathing of an adult to 10 br/min or less
Trachycardia
increased heart rate
Trachypena
increased breathing rate
Bradycardia
decreased heart rate
cause of the whistling or wheezing sound that a patient with asthma makes?
a. Wheezing is a whistling sound resulting from constriction or partial obstruction of the airways (bronchial tubes). Wheezing is characteristic for patient having emphysema and asthma