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May
Child Vital Signs. But children are not small adults and normal vital signs are different as a newborn becomes an infant and then a child. Blood pressure pulse rate respiratory rate and temperature are the routine vital signs measured in medicine. Children s blood pressures breathing rates and body temperatures often go up when they are anxious or very active. The normal values for blood pressure pulse rate and respiratory rate change as the newborn infant child grows and ages.
Pre hypertension is defined as sbp and or dbp between 90 th and 95 th percentile. They also vary depending on age sex and weight. Note that normal vital sign values for children are different than they are for adults. For adolescents bp readings 120 80 are considered to be pre hypertensive. Blood pressure pulse rate respiratory rate and temperature are the routine vital signs measured in medicine. 75 to 118 beats per minute.
Note that normal vital sign values for children are different than they are for adults.
These vital signs remain relatively constant throughout adult life. Temporary changes in a child s vital signs can be normal. 75 to 118 beats per minute. Pre hypertension is defined as sbp and or dbp between 90 th and 95 th percentile. For adolescents bp readings 120 80 are considered to be pre hypertensive. These vital signs remain relatively constant throughout adult life.