Vital Signs Normative Values

Question 1

What are the 5 core vital signs that need to be tested during a patient exam?

Answer 1

pulse rate

RR

blood pressure

body temperature

pain

**also: gait speed, o2 saturation, and RPE

Question 2

What part of the PT examination is vital signs being tested as a part of?

Answer 2

systems review

Question 3

What are the vital signs included in the cardio and pulmonary system review

Answer 3

HR, pulse rate, RR, blood pressure, edema

Question 4

normal pulse rate adult, child, newborn:

Answer 4

adult: 60-100
child:60-100
newborn:100-120 bpm

** number of beats in 30 seconds * 2

Question 5

abnormal pulse rate ranges for an adult:

Answer 5

tachycardia: >100 bpm
bradycardia: <60 bpm

Question 6

Descriptors of pulse rate:

Answer 6

rhythm: regular or irregular

force:

0- absent
1+- weak or diminished
2+- normal
3+- increased force
4+- bounding

Question 7

What is pulse rate

Answer 7

beats of the heart per minute

Question 8

What is RR?

Answer 8

breaths per minute

Question 9

How to measure RR

Answer 9

pretend like you are taking radial pulse

number of chest rises in 30 seconds * 2

Question 10

RR normative values:

Answer 10

adult: 12-20 breaths/min
child: 15-30
infants: 25-50

tachypnea: > 20 bpm
bradypnea: <10 bpm

Question 11

Descriptors of RR:

Answer 11

rhythm: regular or irregular

depth: deep, normal, shallow

Question 12

Define dyspnea vs orthopnea:

Answer 12

dyspnea: SOB with exertion

orthopnea: SOB with lying flat

Question 13

hypotensive BP for adult:

Answer 13

systolic: <90

diastolic: <60

Question 14

normal BP adult:

Answer 14

s: 119 or lower

d: 79 or lower

Question 15

pre-HTN

Answer 15

S: 120 to 139

D: 80 to 89

Question 16

stage 1 HTN

Answer 16

S: 140 to 159

D: 90 to 99

Question 17

stage 2 HTN

Answer 17

S: 160 or higher

D: 100 or higher

Question 18

hypertensive crisis:

Answer 18

> 180/110 mmHg