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''See [[critical care quick reference]] for vital signs by weight.''
''See [[critical care quick reference]] for vital signs by weight.''
==Normal Adult Vital Signs==
{| class="wikitable"
| Heart Rate||60 - 100 bmp
|-
| Respiratory Rate||10 - 20 rpm
|-
| Systolic BP||90 - 140 mmHg
|-
| SaO2||>94%
|}


==Corrections==
==Corrections==

Revision as of 01:58, 12 March 2018

See critical care quick reference for vital signs by weight.

Normal Adult Vital Signs

Heart Rate 60 - 100 bmp
Respiratory Rate 10 - 20 rpm
Systolic BP 90 - 140 mmHg
SaO2 >94%

Corrections

  • Fever directly causes an increase in:[1]
    • Heart rate: 10 beats per minute per degree centigrade
    • Respiratory rate

See Also

References

  1. Davies P, Maconochie I. The relationship between body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate in children. Emerg Med J. 2009 Sep;26(9):641-3. doi: 10.1136/emj.2008.061598.