ANSWERS
A comfortable temperature for the body is called the? correct answer set point
Acceptable ranges of heart rate correct answer Infant: 120-160
Toddler: 90-140
Preschooler: 80-110
School-age child: 75-100
Adolescent: 60-90
Adult: 60-100
Acceptable ranges of respiratory rate correct answer Newborn- 30-60 bpm
Infant (6months)- 30-50 bpm
Toddler (2years)- 25-32 bpm
Child- 20-30 bpm
Adolescent 16-20 bpm
Adult 12-20 bpm
Afebrile correct answer when the fever "breaks", becomes normal.
Antihypertensive medications correct answer -Diuretics
-Beta Adrenergic Blockers
-Vasodilators
-Calcium Channel Blockers
, -Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
-Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
Auscultation correct answer listening to sounds within the body
Average blood pressure correct answer 120/80 mmHg (systolic/diastolic)
Average optimal blood pressure for age correct answer Newborn (3000 g [6.6 lb])
40 (mean)
1 month 85/54
1 year 95/65
6 years* 105/65
10-13 years* 110/65
14-17 years* 119/75
18 years and older <120/<80
Average oral/tympanic temperature correct answer 37 C (98.6 F)
Average rectal temperature correct answer 37.5 C (99.5 F)
average respiratory rate correct answer 12-20 breaths per minute, deep and
regular
average temperature of an adult correct answer 36 to 38 C(96.8 to 100.4 F)