NHA CCMA Vital Signs and Lab Values

Newborn (0-1 month) heart rate

120-160/min

Infant (1 to 12 months) heart rate

80-140/min

Toddler (1-3 years) heart rate

80-130/min

Preschool (3-5 years) heart rate

80-120/min

School-age (6-15 years) heart rate

70-100/min

Adult (15+) heart rate

60-100/min

Respiratory rate newborns

30-50/min

Adult respiratory rate

12-20/min

Infant/children BP

60/30 - 100/80 mmHg

Adult BP

120/80 mmHg

Abnormal Adult BP

120-129 elevated
130-139/80-89 stage 1 hypertension
140/90+ stage 2 hypertension

Normal O2

95%+

Male Hemoglobin (Hgb)

13 to 18 g/dL

Female Hemoglobin (Hgb)

12-to 16 g/dL

Male Hematocrit (Hct)

42% to 52%

Female Hematocrit (Hct)

36% to 48%

Fasting blood glucose (FBS)

60 to 130 mg/dL

Total cholesterol

Less than 200 mg/dL

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

less than 130 mg/dL

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

greater than 40 mg/dL

Triglycerides

Less than 150 mg/dL

Male Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

0 to 20 mm/hr

Female Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

0 to 30 mm/hr

International normalized ratio (INR)

0.8-1.2

Prothrombin time (PT)

10.4 to 15.7 seconds

Urine pH

4.5-8

Urine specific gravity

1.005-1.030

Urine urobilinogen

0.1-1

Urine other values

Negative

Sodium

135-145 mEq/L

Male RBC count

4.7-6.1/mm^3

Female RBC count

4.2-5.4/mm^3

Platelets

130-400/mm^3

Potassium

3.5-5 mEq/L

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

7-25 mg/dL