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Vital signs
- 1. Vital Signs Provide Support to Meet Personal Care Needs Updated by Jo Lewis BHS Fiona O’Toole & Josie Ashmore
- 11. Carotid pulse
- 13. Pulse points in the body Radial and apical locations most commonly used
- 34. Normal values > 110 mm hg > 180 mm hg Severe Hypertension > 90 – 110 mm hg >140 mm hg – 180 mmhg Hypertension < 85 mm hg <130mm hg Normal <80 mm hg < 120 mm hg Optimal Diastolic Systolic Category
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- Temporal - over temporal bone in head, above and lateral to eye Carotid - along medial edge of sternocledomastoid in neck Apical - 4-5th ICS at MCL Brachial - groove between bicep and triceps at antecubital fossa Radial - thumb side of forearm at wrist Ulnar - ulnar side of forearm at wrist Femoral - Below inguinal ligament, midway bt symphisis pubis and anterior iliac spine Popliteal - Behind knee Posterior tibial - inner side of ankle, below medial malleolus Dorsalis pedis - along top of foot, between extension tendons of great and first toe
- BP levels increase as we age - the older we are the higher the BP can go - usually due to reduced elasticity in the blood vessels Anxiety, fear, pain end emotional stress can all raise BP High BP more common in indigenous Australians - genetic and E’al factors Some medications directly affect BP BP varies over day - usually lower in am Gender - Women often have higher BP after menopause than men of same age