Vital Signs

Question 1

Vital signs = signs of life (have to be alive to have them)

Answer 1

• Temperature
• Pulse
• Respiration
• Pain
• Blood Pressure
• Height
• Weight

Temperature VITAL SIGN DOES NOT VARY BASED ON AGE.

Question 2

Pediatric BP

Answer 2

-Prehypertension: : 90th to < 95th percentile or ≥ 120/80 mm Hg†

Stage 1 hypertension: 95th to < 99th percentile plus 5 mm Hg

Stage 2 hypertension: 99th percentile plus 5 mm Hg

Question 3

Tachypnea

Bradypnea

Answer 3

define abnormal Respiration

What’s normal? 12 years and up 14-20 BPM