Vitals Flashcards
Fever - Pyrexic
Temperature above 100 degrees
Hyperpyrexic
Temperature above 106 degrees
Normal Oral Temp
96.8 - 99.3average 98.6
Pulse Adults
60-100bpm
Pulse Newborns
100-130bpm
Pulse Child 1-7 yrs
80-120bpm
Factors that affect pulse
Age, gender, environmental temperature, infection, physical activity, emotional state, medications, cardiopulmonary disease, physical conditioning
Pulse
Movement of blood in an artery. Indirect measure of the contraction of the LEFT VENTRICLES of the heart
Oral Cavity
Most common
Rectum
Most accurate
Pulse Measurement Sites
Temporal, Carotid, Brachial, Radial, Femoral, Popliteal, Dorsal Pedal, Posterior Tibial
Blood Pressure Adult
120-130 / 80-85
Hypertensive Blood Pressure
Systolic over 140 Diastolic over 90
Severe Hypertension Blood Pressure
180/110
Hypotension Blood Pressure
Systolic under 100
Respiration Rate Adult
12-18 per minute
Respiration Rate Infants
30-50 per minute
Bradypnea
Slower than 10 per minute
Tachypnea
Persistent over 20 per minute
Tachycardia
Rapid heart rate greater than 100 bpm
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate less than 60 bpm
Rectal Temperature
97.8 - 100.3
Dyspnea
Labored breathing
Apnea
Absence of breathing
Orthopnea
Difficulty breathing when lying down
SOB
Shortness of breath
Cramping, dull, aching
Muscle
Sharp, shooting
Nerve root
Sharp, bright, lightning like
Nerve
Deep, nagging, dull
Bone.
Sharp, severe, intolerable
Fracture
Throbbing, diffuse
Vasculature
