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NHA ExamHeart rates - ANS Normal: 60-100 beats/min
Athletes (normal): ~40 beats/min
Tachycardia: > 100 beats/min
Bradycardia: < 60 beats/min
*dizziness and shortness of breath may indicate tachy and bradycardia
*measure for 1 min.
Temperature - ANS Normal: 97.6-99.6 F (36.4-37.6 C)
Fever (oral): >100 F (37.8 C)
Fever (rectal/ear): >101 F
Fever (pediatric rectal): > 100.4 F (38 C)
*most common method to measure: orally
*most accurate method to measure: rectally
Supine Position - ANS Pt lies flat facing upward
Blood Pressure - ANS Normal: <120 / <80
Prehypertension: 120--89
Hypertension Stage I: 140--99
Hypertension Stsge II: >160 / >100
Hypertensive Crisis: >180 / >110
Hypotensive: <90 / <60
Respiration - ANS Normal: 12-20 breaths/min
*deviation may be due to injury or illness
*observe for pale, ashen, cyanoic, or cold skin for pts with reading out of
the 12-20 breaths/min range
Systolic - ANS Pressure in blood vessels when your heart beats (ventricles
contract)
, Diastolic - ANS Pressure in blood vessels when your heart rests between
beats (ventricles relax)
Sphygmomanometer - ANS Blood pressure cuff
*palpate brachial atery in antecubical region of arm
*center bladder of cuff over brachial artery with the tube away from pt body
and bulb close to pt body
*position cuff 1in. above bend in elbow with guage at eye level to read
*release dial slowly at 2mm/sec
*1st beat = systolic reading
*when the best stops = diastolic reading
Dorsal Recumbent Positon - ANS Pt lies face up with knees bent (vaginal
US position)
Fowler's Position - ANS Pt lies on table with head of table elevated to 90*
Semi-Fowler's Position - ANS Pt lies on table with head of table elevated
at 45*
Prone position - ANS Pt lies facedown
Sims Position - ANS Pt lies on left side with right leg sharply bent and
knees on table (rectal exam position)
Knee-chest Position - ANS Pt rests on knee and chest with head turned to
one side (baby pose with butt up)
Trendelenburg Position - ANS Pt is supine with the bottom of the table
elevated at 30*
Topical Administration of Meds - ANS Applied on skin for local effect (ex.
Lotion)
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