VITAL SIGNS

NORMAL RESPIRATORY RATE NORMAL HEART RATE

Approximate Age Range Heart Rate Approximate Age Range Heart Rate
Newborn 30-50 Newborn 100-160
0-5 months 25-40 0-5 months 90-150
6-12 months 20-30 6-12 months 80-140
1-3 years 20-30 1-3 years 80-130
3-5 years 20-30 3-5 years 80-120
6-10 years 15-30 6-10 years 70-110
11-14 years 12-20 11-14 years 60-105
15-20 years 12-30 15 years and older 60-100
Adults 16-20
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE
Approximate Systolic Diastolic Location 0-2 years 3-10 years 11-65 65 years and
Age Range Range Range years above
1-12 months 75-100 50-70 Oral ------------- 35.5-37.5 36.4-37.6 35.8-36.9
1-4 years 80-110 50-80 Rectal 36.6-37.3 36.6-38.0 37.0-38.1 36.2-37.3
3-5 years 80-110 50-80 Axillary 34.7-37.3 35.9-36.7 35.2-36.9 35.6-36.3
6-13 years 85-120 55-80 Ear 36.4-38.0 36.1-37.8 35.9-37.6 35.8-37.5
13-18 years 95-140 60-90 Core 36.4-37.8 36.4-37.8 36.8-37.9 35.9-37.1

COAGULATION STUDIES

PLATELETS (Pt), Thrombocytes D-DIMER

Ages Range (SI Units) Range (Conventional) <0.4 mcg/mL
Adult 150 - 400 x 109/L 150,0000 – 400,000/mm3 International Normalized Ration (INR)
Child 150 - 400 x 109/L 150,0000 – 400,000/mm3 Normal INR: 0.8 – 1.2
Therapeutic INR range for patient on warfarin: 2.0 – 3.0
Therapeutic INR range for patient with mechanical heart valve:
3.0 – 4.0
Critical value: >5.0
Infant 200 - 475 x 109/L 200,0000 – 475,000/mm3 Prothrombin Time (PT)
Premature 100 - 300 x 109/L 100,0000 – 300,000/mm3 Normal: 11 – 13 seconds
infant Full anticoagulant therapy: >1.5 – 2 times control value
Critical value: >20 seconds
Newborn 150 - 300 x 109/L 150,0000 – 300,000/mm3 Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
Critical <20 or >1,000 x <20,000 or >1 Million/ mm3 Normal: 30 – 40 seconds
Values 109/L Patient receiving anticoagulant therapy: 1.5 – 2.5 times
control value (60 – 80 seconds)
Critical values: none or >70 seconds
MEAN PLATELET VOLUME (MPV) Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
7.4 – 10.4 fL 7.4 – 10.4 mm3 Normal: 60 – 70 seconds
Patient receiving anticoagulant therapy: 1.5 – 2.5 times
FIBRINOGEN control value (120 – 140 seconds)
Critical values: none or >100 seconds
Adult 2 – 4 g/L 200 – 400 mg/dL
Newborn 1.25 – 300 g/L 125 – 300 g/dL
Critical Values <1.0 g/L <100 mg/dL

BLEEDING TIME 1-9 minutes (Ivy method)

GLUCOSE STUDIES
 Random, Casual Glucose Tolerance Test
Range (SI Units) Range (Conventional) Range (SI Units) Range (Conventional)
<11.1 mmol/L <200 mg/dL Fasting
Fasting blood sugar 30
minutes
Range (SI Units) Range (Conventional) 1 hour
<6.1 mmol/L 70 – 110 mg/dL 2 hours
2- hr postprandial glucose 3 hours
Range (SI Units) Range (Conventional) 4 hours
<7.7 mmol/L <140 mg/dL
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Nondiabetic adult 4% - 5.9%
Good diabetic control <7%
Fair diabetic control 8% - 9%
Poor diabetic control >9%