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normal pluse for elderly
90
pluse for an adult
60-80 normal
100+ tachycardia
60 below Bradycardia
puse for adolesent
60-105
above 105 Tachycardia
below 50 Bradycardia
pluse for a child 5-12 years old
80-150 normal
above 120 Tranycardia
below 60 Bradycardia
Pluse or a child 1-5 y/o
80-150 normal
above 150 Trahycardia
Below 80 Bradycardia
Pluse of a newborn
100-180 normal
Adult Heartbeat
normal 8-24
adolescent heartbeat
(11-16 y/o)
12-20
school-age child heartbeat
(6-10 y/o)
15-30
preschooler heartbeat
(1-3 y/o)
20-30
toddler heartbeat
(1-3 y/o)
20-30
infant heartbeat
(6 months-1 year)
20-30
infants heartbeat
(30days-5 months)
25-40
newborn
30 days
30-60
vital signs
Breathing
Pulse
skin
pupils
Blood pressure
Where is the Carotid Artery
on either side of the neck
Where is the Femoral Artery
in the crase between the lower abdonman and the upper thigh (groin)
Where is the Radial artery
Proxial to the thumb on the palmar surface of thw wrist
where is the Brachial artery
midway between the shoulder and elbow
where is the popliteal artery
in the crease behind the knee
there is the posterior tibial artery
behind the medial malleolus(ankle bone)
where is the doralis pedis artery
on the top of the foot on the great-toe side
when is White skin color seen
Blood lose
shock
heart attack
fright
When do you see cyanosis
oxygention or poof perfusion
Lack of oxygen
heart attack
poisoning
When do you see Red (flushling)
Heat exposure
vessel dilation
late sign of carbonmonoxide poisoining
when do you see jaundice(yellow skin)
liver disease
When do you have hot skin
fever or heat exposure
when do you have cool skin
Inadequate circulation(shock) or cold exposure
when do you have cold skin
Extreme cold exposure
Auscultation
listening for the systolic and diastolic throught the stethoscope
palpation
feeling for the return of the pluse as the cuff is deflated
how offten to check Vital signs
15 mins for stable
5 mins for unstable
Pulse oximeter
is a method of detecting hypoxia by check hemoglobin levels in the oxygen
ways to reduce patient's anxiety
Bring order to the enviroment
introduce yourself
gain patient consent
position yourself
use communication skills
be courteous
use touch when appropriate
Statistcal and Demographic info
Date( garding complaint, signs, treatment, illness)
Time
Identifying data( age, sex and race)
S.A.M.P.L.E
sign/symptoms
allergies
medication
pertinent pass history
last oral intake
events leading to injury or illness
O.P.Q.R.S.T
onset(how it began)
Provocation/Palliation/position
Quality(how would you describe the pain)
Radiation(Where do you feel the pain)
Severity(how bad are thr symptoms)
Time(hoe long have you had them)
Author
Anonymous
ID
67478
Card Set
Michael
Description
Baseline vital signs
Updated
2011-02-19T20:32:03Z
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