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Vital Signs (Heart Rate) Flashcards

1
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What does it mean whenever you have an abnormally low heart rate?

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Bradycardia

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What does it mean whenever you have an abnormally high heart rate?

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Tachycardia

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Heart rate and respiratory rate both go by BPM. What does BPM stand for with the heart rate and what does BPM stand for with the respiratory rate?

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Heart rate = Beats Per Minute
Respiratory = Breaths Per Minute

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What range should a normal adult pulse look like?

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60-100 BPM

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What is the minimum normal adult heart rate?

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60 BPM

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What is the maximum normal adult heart rate?

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100 BPM

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Your adult patient has a heart rate below 60 BPM. What is this a sign of?

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Bradycardia

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Your adult patient has a heart rate above 100 BPM. What is this a sign of?

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Tachycardia

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You count someone as an adult if they are how old?

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Over 20 years old

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 122 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 39 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 93 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 99 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 59 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 100 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 112 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 126 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 71 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 137 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 83 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adult patient has a heart rate of 40 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

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You count someone as an adolescent if they are what age?

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12-20 Years Old

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What range should a normal adolescent pulse look like?

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50 - 100 BPM

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What is the minimum normal adolescent heart rate?

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50 BPM

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What is the maximum normal adolescent heart rate?

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100 BPM

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 43 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 67 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 55 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 87 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 94 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 113 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 126 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 61 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 49 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 50 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 101 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your adolescent patient has a heart rate of 100 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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You count someone as school-age if they are how old?

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6-12 Years Old

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What range should a normal school-age pulse look like?

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60-110 BPM

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What is the minimum normal school-age pulse?

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60 BPM

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What is the maximum normal school-age pulse?

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110 BPM

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 67 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 53 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 102 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Normal

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 138 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 133 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 127 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 125 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 107 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

50
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 157 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

51
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 59 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

52
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 60 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

53
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 111 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

54
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Your school-age patient has a heart rate of 110 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

55
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You count someone as preschooler age if they are how old?

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3-6 Years Old

56
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What range should a normal preschooler pulse look like?

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70-120 BPM

57
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What is the minimum normal preschooler pulse?

58
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What is the maximum normal preschooler pulse?

59
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 110 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

60
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 133 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

61
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 148 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

62
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 117 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

63
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 111 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

64
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 67 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

65
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 72 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

66
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 84 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

67
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 69 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

68
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 70 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

69
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 121 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

70
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Your preschooler patient has a heart rate of 120 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

71
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You count someone as toddler age if they are how old?

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1-3 Years Old

72
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What range should a normal toddler pulse look like?

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80-140 BPM

73
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What is the maximum normal toddler pulse?

74
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What is the minimum normal toddler pulse?

75
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 120 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

76
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 167 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

77
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 114 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

78
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 130 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

79
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 152 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

80
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 133 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

81
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 68 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

82
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 84 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

83
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 141 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

84
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 140 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

85
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 79 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

86
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Your toddler patient has a heart rate of 80 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

87
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You count someone as an infant if they are how old?

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1 Month - 1 Year

88
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What range should a normal infant pulse look like?

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90-160 BPM

89
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What is the minimum normal infant pulse?

90
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What is the maximum normal infant pulse?

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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 87 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

92
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 96 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

93
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 152 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

94
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 174 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

95
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 187 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

A

Abnormally high

96
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 116 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

97
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 123 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

98
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 147 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

99
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 89 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

100
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 90 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

101
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 160 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

102
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Your infant patient has a heart rate of 161 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

103
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You count someone as a newborn if they are how old?

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Birth-28 Days old

104
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What range should a normal newborn pulse look like?

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120-160 BPM

105
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What is the minimum normal newborn pulse?

106
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What is the maximum normal newborn pulse?

107
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 156 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

108
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 120 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

109
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 100 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

110
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 116 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

111
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 162 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

112
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 184 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

113
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 175 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

114
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 166 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

115
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 109 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

116
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 110 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally low

117
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 161 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

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Abnormally high

118
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Your newborn patient has a heart rate of 160 BPM. Is this normal, abnormally high, or abnormally low?

119
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No matter your age, your heart rate shouldn’t normally ever be over how many beats per minute?

120
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No matter your age, your heart rate shouldn’t normally ever be under how many beats per minute?

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