Name all 8 Vital signs - Answers Temperature
heart rate (pulse)
Respiratory rate (breathing)
Blood pressure
Pulse Ox
weight
height
pain
Normal temperature range - Answers 96.8-100.4 F (36-38 C)
Normal heart rate (pulse) - Answers 60-100 beats per minute
Normal respiratory rate - Answers 12-20 breaths per minute
normal pulse ox - Answers Anything greater than or equal to 94%
normal blood pressure - Answers 119/79
elevated blood pressure range - Answers systolic: 120-129
diastolic: less than 80
Hypertensive - Answers > 130/80
systolic greater than 120 or diastolic greater than 80
either or
tachycardia - Answers rapid heart rate over 100 beats per minute
Bradycardia - Answers slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
Tachypnea - Answers rapid breathing. respirations greater than 20
bradypnea - Answers slow breathing; respirations are fewer than 12 per minute
hypoxemia - Answers deficient amount of oxygen in the blood. less than 94%
Hyperthermia - Answers high body temperature. Greater than 100.4
diaphoretic
erythematous
hypothermia - Answers low body temp. less than 96.8
Pallor
cyanotic
shivering
Hypertensive or tachycardia symptoms - Answers diaphoretic ( sweating heavily)
erythematous (reddening of the skin)
dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
panic
Hypotensive
bradycardia
Bradypnea
hypoxemic symptoms - Answers weak
fatigue
pallor
cyanotic
lethargic
Tachypneic - Answers shallow, panic
assess pulse for - Answers rate, rhythm, force
2+ =normal
1+ is weak
0 = none
Arrhythmia - Answers any irregular in spacing between S1/S2
abnormal changes in rate/ timing
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - Answers pressure forcing blood into tissues, averaged over cardiac
cycle
Identify immediate priorities - Answers Make a complete list of current medications
medical problems, allergies, and chief complaint.
determine relationship between the problems