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97.6 F to 99.6 F
(36.5 C to 37.5 C) |
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98.6 F to 100.6 F
(37.0 C to 37.5 C) |
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96.6 F to 98.6 F
(35.9 C to 37.0 C) |
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| Normal Adult Blood Pressure Range |
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| 90/60 to 140/90 (120/80 normal) |
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| Normal Adult Respiratory Rate |
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High blood pressure.
Systolic pressure is 140mg Hg or higher
Diastolic pressure is 99mm Hg or higher |
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| Systolic pressure is between 120 and 139 mm Hg, or the diastolic pressure is between 80 and 89 mm Hg |
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| Low BP less than 90 (systolic) and/or less than 60 (diastolic) |
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| A slow (brady) heart rate (cardia). The heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute |
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| A rapid (tachy) heart rate (cardia. The heart rate is more than 100 beats per minute |
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| Difficult, labored, or painful (dys) breathing (pnea). Heart disease and anxiety are common causes. |
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| slow (brady) breathing (pnea). Respirations are fewer than 12 minutes. Drug over-dose and nervous system disorders are common causes. |
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| Rapid (tachy) breathing (pnea). Respirations are more than 20 minute. Fever, exercise, pain, pregnancy, airway obstruction, and hypoxemia are common causes. |
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| Lack or absence (a) of breathing (pnea).Occurs in sudden cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest. |
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| Respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow. Breathing my stop (apnea) for 10 to 20 seconds. Drug over-does, heart failure, and brain disorders are common causes. Cheyne-Stokes are common when death is near. |
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| Breathing (ventilation) is slow (hypo), shallow, and sometimes irregular. Lung disorders affecting the alveoli are common causes. Pneumonia is an example. |
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| Breathing (ventilation) is rapid (hyper) and deeper than normal. Causes include asthma, emphysema, infection, fever, nervous system disorders, hypoxia, anxiety, pain, and some drugs. |
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| An abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood. |
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| Cells do not have enough (hypo) oxygen (oxia) |
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| Bluish color to the skin, lips, mucous membranes, and nail beds. |
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| Very deep and rapid respirations. They signal diabetic coma. |
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| Breathing (pnea) deeply and comforably only when sitting (ortho). Common cause are emphysema, asthma, pneumonia, angina, and other heart and respiratory disorders. |
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