Vital Signs lectures 8 Vital Signs Pulse Rate

Vital Signs lectures 8

Vital Signs: Pulse Rate – number of times the heart beats in 1 minute Normal Range 60 -90 beats per minutes Pulse Rhythm- regular/irregular Pulse Volume- strong, weak, thready, or bounding Terms -tachycardia, bradycardia, arrhythmia

Vital Signs : Pulse Common sites of measurements 1. radial artery 2. carotid artery 3. apical artery 4. brachial artery Less common sites 1. temporal 2. femoral 3. popliteal 4. dorsalis pedis

Vital Signs: Respiration Rate – number of times a patient breaths in 1 minute One breath = one inhalation and one exhalation Normal Range- 12 - 16 breaths per minute Respiration Rhythm- regular, irregular Effort (quality)- deep, shallow, labored, difficult Terms- hyperventilation, dyspnea, tachypnea, apnea, rales, Cheyene-stokes

Vital Signs: Pulse and Respiration Circulatory Pulse Respiratory Respirations Pulse and respirations are related because the heart and lungs work together. Normally, an increase or decrease in one causes the same effect on the other. Ratio of pulse to respirations is 4: 1

Vital Signs: Pulse Oximetry and Pain Pulse oximeter- instrument to measure the oxygen saturation of a patient’s blood. Normal range- 95 -100 % Pain scale- measures a patient’s pain intensity.