NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE

BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTOLIC DIASTOLIC

NORMAL UNDER 120 UNDER 80

PREHYPERTENSION 120-139 80-89
HYPERTENSION (STAGE 1) 140-159 90-99
HYPERTENSION (STAGE 2) ABOVE 160 ABOVE 100
HYPERTENSION CRISIS ABOVE 180 ABOVE 110

NORMAL RESPIRATORY RATES

AGE BREATHS PER MINUTE

NEWBORN to 6 weeks 30-60

INFANT (6 weeks-6 months) 25-40
TODDLER (1-3 years) 20-30
YOUNG CHILDREN (3-6 years) 20-25
OLDER CHILDREN (10-14 years) 15-20
ADULTS 12-20

NORMAL HEART RATE

AGE HEART RATE

NEWBORN 120-160
INFANT 80-140
TODDLER (1-3 years) 80-130
PRE SCHOOL (3-5 years) 80-120
SCHOOL AGE (6-12 years) 70-110
ADOLESCENT (13+ years) 60-100
 NORMAL TEMPERATURE

TYPE OF 0-2 YEARS 3-10 YEARS 11-65 YEARS OVER 65 YEARS

READING
ORAL 95.9 – 99.5 ⁰F 95.9 – 99.5 ⁰F 97.6 – 99.6⁰F 96.4 – 98.5 ⁰F
(35.5 – 37.5 ⁰C) (35.5 – 37.5 ⁰C) (36.4 – 37.6 ⁰C) (35.8 – 36.9 ⁰C)
RECTAL 97.9 – 100.4 ⁰F 97.9 – 100.4 ⁰F 98.6 – 100.6 ⁰F 97.1 – 99.2 ⁰F
(36.6 – 38 ⁰C) (36.6 – 38 ⁰C) (37.0 – 38.1 ⁰C) (36.2 – 37.3 ⁰C)
ARMPIT 94.5 – 99.5 ⁰F 96.6 – 98.0 ⁰F 95.3 – 98.4 ⁰F 96.0 – 97.4 ⁰F
(34.7 – 37.3 ⁰C) (35.9 – 36.7 ⁰C) (35.2 – 26.9 ⁰C) (35.6 – 36.3 ⁰C)
EAR 97.5 – 100.4 ⁰F 97.0 – 100.0 ⁰F 96.6 – 99.7 ⁰F 96.4 – 99.5 ⁰F
(36.4 – 38 ⁰C) (36.1 – 37.8 ⁰C) (35.9 – 37.6 ⁰C) (35.8 – 37.5 ⁰C)

TEMPERATURE SCALES

⁰F to ⁰C ⁰C = ⁰F – 32 x 5⁄9

⁰C to ⁰F ⁰F = ⁰C x 9⁄5 + 32