Physiological ranges and disease classification

• Blood pressure

  Systolic – 90-120 mmHg

  Diastolic – 60-80 mmHg
• Heart rate

  60-100 beats per minute (bpm)
• Respiratory rate at rest

  12-20 breaths per minute (…also bpm)
• Temperature

  36-37.5 degrees C
• Factors that can affect thesr ranges are:

  •Age

  •Weight (diet influences as well)

  •Exercise

  •Sex

  •Other health conditions

  •Pregnancy/menopause
• •Blood pressure is measured using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope
• •Pulse is measures by radial vs apical pulse, pulse oximeters
• Temperature measures by electronic thermometer , glass bulb
• •Respiratory rate meausres by patients ]breaths per minute on fob watch or more complex spirometers
• tophographical- bodily region eg: CVD
• anatomic- organ or tissue , eg: heart
• psychological: the function eg: angina