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Vital Signs and Lab Values Flashcards

1
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The normal temperature for an adult is 98.6 F, what is this in °C

A

37

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What heart rate would you expect for a newborn baby?

A

120-160 bpm

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3
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What is the heart rate you would expect to see for an infant (1-12 mo)

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80-140 bpm

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4
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What is the difference between the expected heart rate for a toddler vs. preschooler?

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Toddler (1-3 years): 80-130

Preschool (3-5): 80-120

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5
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What is the trend for upper heartrate for the age group:
Infant
Toddler
Preschool

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Upper HR for infant is 140, each decreases by 10 bpm by increasing age group

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6
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What is the expected heart rate for a school age child (6-15 years)

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70-100 bpm

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7
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What is the difference between the lower expected heart rate for a school-age child vs. an adult (>15 yrs)?

A

lower HR for school age child is 10 bpm faster on the lower end
School age: 70-100 bpm
Adult: 60-100 bpm

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8
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What is the expected respiration rate for an adult?

A

12-20 breaths

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9
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What is the expected respiration rate for a newborn?

A

30-50 breaths per minute

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10
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What is the expected BP for an infant?

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60/30

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11
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What is the expected BP for a child?

A

100/80

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12
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Is blood pressure higher in children or adults?

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Higher in adults, and gets higher as we age

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13
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Who has a higher HR, children or adults?

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children have higher heart rates than adults

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14
Q

What is the range for systolic blood pressure in PREhypertension

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120-129

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15
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What is the range for diastolic blood pressure in PREhypertension?

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80-89

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16
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What is the range of systolic blood pressure for Stage I hypertension

17
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What is the range of Diastolic blood pressures for Stage I hypertension

18
Q

What is the range for systolic blood pressure for Stage II Hypertension?

19
Q

What is the range for Diastolic blood pressure for Stage II hypertension

20
Q

What are the value for Hypertensive crisis?

A

Systolic > 180

Diastolic > 110

21
Q

A fever temperature will be greater than:

22
Q

What is the value for Hyperthermia?

23
Q

How many lbs are in 1 kg?

24
Q

What is normal Hgb for adult males?

A

13-18 g/dL

25
Q

What is normal Hgb for adult females?

A

12-16 g/dL

26
Q

What is the normal Hct for for adult males?

27
Q

What is the normal Hct for adult females?

28
Q

What is the expected Total Cholesterol?

A

Less than 200 mg/dL

29
Q

What is the normal range for Fasting Blood Glucose?

A

60-110 mg/dL

30
Q

What is the normal range for urine pH

31
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What is the normal range for urine specific gravity

A

1.001-1.035

32
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What is the normal range for urine urobilinogen?

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