Question

When reporting your vital signs be sure to measure heart rate in beats per minute, respiration rate in breaths per minute and blood pressure as systolic/ diastolic in mmHg (these measurements should look like 120/70). You can do this lab on yourself or on someone else.

#1. Measure three times your respiration rate at rest in breaths per minute and average the results

   Trial 1           Trial 3           Trial 2           Average      

#2. Measure your heart rate (in beats per minute) at each of the following pulse points. If you cannot hear or feel the pulse write N/A

Temporal       Carotid       Brachial

Radial       Femoral       Popliteal

Posterior Tibial       Dorsal Pedis

#3. Average all numerical values from question 2. This is your average heart rate.      

#4. Which pulse point has the greatest amplitude (is easiest to palpate)?      

#5. Which pulse point has the lowest amplitude (is most difficult to palpate)?      

#6. Label the diagram below with the peripheral pulse sites.

  

#7. Measure and record your blood pressure three times. Take the average of the systolic pressures and the average if the diastolic pressures. Report your measurements in the form systolic/diastolic, including the averages. For example if your measurements were 120/70. 110/80 and 115/75 the average would be (120+110+115)/3 = 115 for systolic and (70+80+75)/5 = 75 for diastolic and you would write the average blood pressure 115/75

Trial 1______________________   Trial 2_______________________

Trial 3______________________   _______________________average

Answer 1

1) trial a = 13 breath/ min

trial b = 14 breath/ min

trial c = 14 breath/ min

average = 14 breath /min.

2) temporal = 75 beats/min

carotid = 68 beats/min

brachial = 64 beats/min

radial = 70 beats/min

femoral = N/A

popliteal = N/A

posterior tibial = 60 beats/min

dorsal pedis = N/A

3) average heart beats/min = 68 beats/min.

4 and 5) brachial and temporal is easy to palpate while I am unable to palpate from dorsal pedis, femoral and popliteal. most difficult is popliteal (behind knee).

7) blood pressure

trial a = 122/78

trial b = 120/75

trial c = 123/80

average systolic pressure = (122+120+123)/3 = 122

average diastolic pressure = (78+75+80)/3 = 78

average blood pressure = 122/78.

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