Lesson 10: Ranges of adult vital signs

Adult BP

systolic 90-120 mmHg / diastolic 60-80 mmHg

Adult HR

60-100 beats per minute, regular rhythm

Adult respiratory rate/RR

12-20 breaths per minute, regular rate, & depth

Adult temperature

96.8o-100.4o F = 36o-38o C

RBC

Males 4.0-5.5 x 106/mm3 | Females 3.5-5.5 x 106/mm3

Hbg

Males 14.0-18.0 g/dL | Females 12.0-16.0 g/dL

HCT/hct

Males 42%-54% | Females 36%-48%

WBC

5-10 x 109/L

PLT/plt

150-400 x 109/L

Glucose/BS

70-100 mg/dL (fasting)

Sodium (Na++)

135-145 mEq/L

Potassium (K+)

3.5-5.0 mEq/L

Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) – known as bicarbonate

23-30 mEq/L

Chloride (Cl-)

96-106 mEq/L

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

6-20 mg/dL

Creatinine (Cr)

0.6-1.2 mg/dL

Calcium (Ca++)

9-10.5 mg/dL

Alkaline phosphatase (Alk Phos)

30-120 U/L

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

10-40 U/L

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

0-35 U/L

Bilirubin (total)

0.3-1.0 mg/dL

Albumin

3.5-5.0 g/dL

Protein (total)

6.4-8.3 g/dL

Partial Prothrombin Time/aPTT

30-40 seconds; Therapeutic ~ 60-70

Prothrombin Time/PT

11-12.5 seconds; Therapeutic ~ 1.5-2 times control value

International Normalized Ratio/INR

0.8-1.1

Phosphorus

2.5-4.5 mg/dL

pH

7.35-7.45

PaCO2

35-45

HCO3

22-26