Vital Signs Assessment of Vital Signs Temperature

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1/20/2011Pulse• Rate• pulsations per minute• Infant normal = 80 - 180 per minute• Adult normal = 60 - 100 per minute• Slow < 60, bradycardia• Fast > 100, tachycardia• Slowest at rest, early morningTachycardia• pain• stress• fear• anger• anxiety• exercise• decrease BP• temp• low oxygen• medicationsPulse Rhythm• Pattern of pulsations• Regular• Irregular• dysrhythmia• arrhythmia6
1/20/2011Pulse Quality or Amplitude• Description of fullness of pulse• Ratings• 0 = Absent• +1 = thready, weak• +2 = normal• +3 = boundingAssessment Sites• carotid• brachial• radial• femoral• popliteal• posterior tibial• dorsal pedis• apical• 5th ICS left• use stethoscope7
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Page 9 and 10: 1/20/2011Respiratory Terms• Apnea
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