NORMAL VALUES TEMPERATURE Sir Igors notes: Rectal: 37-38 C Oral: 36.5-37.

5 C Axillary: 36-37 C Potter and Perry Vital Signs Acceptable Ranges for Adults Temperature Range: 36-38 C Average Oral/Tympanic= 37C Average Rectal= 37.5 C Average Axilla= 36.5

(beats/min) Average Pulse (beats/min) Infant (birth to 1 yr) :120-160, 140 Toddler (1-3 yr) : 90-140, 115 Preschool child (3-6 yr) 80-110, 95 School-age child (6-12 yr) 75-105, 90 Adolescent (12-18 yr): 60-100 80 Adult (after 18th yr): 60-100, 80 Adult (after 60th yr): 67-80, 74 Well-trained athletes: 40-60 50

PULSE Kozier Newborn: 80-180bpm 1yr: 80-140bpm 5-8yr: 75-120bpm 10yr: 50-90bpm Teen: 50-90bpm Adult: 60-100bpm Older Adult: 60-100bpm

COMBINED: bpm=beats per minute Newborn(1-28 days): 80-180bpm Infant(28 days-1year): 120-160bpm Toddler(1year-3years):80-140 bpm Preschool(3 years-6years):80110bpm School Age(6-12 years old): 75105bpm Adolescent(12-18years old): 60100bpm Adult(18-60years old): 60-100bpm Adult( 60 years old and up): 6780bpm Special Consideration: Well-trained athletes: 40-60 bpm RESPIRATION Kozier Newborn: 30-80cpm 1yr: 20-40cpm 5-8yr: 15-25cpm 10yr: 15-25cpm Teen: 15-20cpm Adult: 12-20cpm

Potter and Perry Infants: 120-160bpm Toddlers: 90-140bpm Preschoolers: 80-110bpm Schoolage: 75-100bpm Adolescent: 60-90bpm Adult: 60-100bpm From Bonewit-West K: Clinical procedures for medical assistants, ed 8, St Louis, 2011, Saunders.

Table 19-4 Pulse Rates of Various Age Groups Age Group Pulse Range

Oder Adult: 15-20cpm

Potter and Perry Newborn: 30-60cpm Infant (6months):30-50cpm Toddler (2years):25-32cpm Child:20-30cpm Adolescent:16-19cpm Adult:12-20cpm

Hypertension, Stage 2: >160mmHg systolic or >100mmHg diastolic Source: From National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute: Seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Bethesda, Md: NIH Publication No. 03-5231, May, 2003, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. *Based on the average of two or more properly measured, seated blood pressure readings taken at each of two or more visits.

From Bonewit-West K: Clinical procedures for medical assistants, ed 8, St Louis, 2011, Saunders. Table 19-5 Respiratory Rates of Various Age Groups
Average Respiratory Range, breaths/min Respiratory Average, breaths/min

Infant (birth to 1 yr): 30-40, 35 Toddler (1-3 yr): 23-35 ,30 Preschool child (3-6 yr): 20-30 ,25 School-age child (6-12 yr): 18-26 ,22 Adolescent (12-18 yr): 12-20, 16 Adult (after 18th yr): 12-20 16

COMBINED: cpm= cycles per minute Newborn (1-28 days old): 30-80cpm Infant(28 days-1year old): 30-50cpm Toddler (1-3years old): 23-35 cpm Preschool ( 3-6years old): 20-30 cpm School Age (6-12 years old): 18-26 cpm Adolescent (12-18 years old): 12-20cpm Adult( 18 years old and up): 12-20cpm

BLOOD PRESSURE Kozier , Potter and Perry and Saunders Normal: <120mmHg >80mmHg diastolic systolic and

Prehypertension: 120-139mmHg systolic or 80-89mmHg diastolic Hypertension, Stage 1: 140-159mmHg systolic or 90-99mmHg diastolic