Week 1 Flashcards
What is the normal BP for neonates (1-28 days)?
Systolic/Diastolic
>60/ Variable
What is the normal HR for Children (1 to 8 years)?
60-140bpm
What is the normal HR for Adults?
60-100bpm
What is the BPM for Tachycardia
>100BPM
What is the normal BP for infants (1-12 months)?
Systolic/Diastolic
70-95/ Variable
What are some blood pressure warning signs during exercise or other high level activities?
- Systolic reading of greater than 250mmHg
- Diastolic reading greater than 115mmHg
- a drop of more than 10mmHg systolic from baseline
- Failure of systolic pressure to increase with increasing workload
What muscles act as stabilizers of ribs and other parts of the spine and/or thorax so that other muscles can contract more effectively during inspiration?
- Trapezius
- Serratus posterior inferior
- Iliocostalis thoracis and cervicis
- Quadratus lumborum
What is Orthostatic hypotension?
The decrease of at least 20 mmHg SYSTOLIC or 10mmHg DIASTOLIC within 3 minutes of standing up.
What muscles move the ribs to expand the thorax during inspiration?
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Pec Major and Minor
- Serratus Anterior
- Subclavius
- Serratus posterior superior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Levator costarum
Which muscles assist in forced expiration to actively decrease the volume within the thorax during expiration?
- Transverse abdominis
- Internal abdominal oblique
- External abdominal oblique
- Rectus abdominis
- Triangularis sterni or transverses thoracis
- Intercostales
What is the BP measurement for an Elevated classification in Adults?
120-129/ (or) <80
Which muscles assist in stabilization of diaphragm during vocalization?
- Quadratus lumborum
What is the normal BP for children (1-8 years)?
Systolic/Diastolic
80-110/ Variable
Why do we assess blood pressure?
To Determine:
- Blood Volume,
- Vessel Size,
- Vessel compliance.
What factors affect blood pressure?
- Anxiety
- Tobacco Use
- Recent food consumption
- Exertion
- Alcohol consumption
- Exposure to heat or cold
- Pain
- Valsalva maneuver