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Infant
1 month to 1 year.
Pulse Rate between 90 - 180 Beats Per Minute
Respiratory rate between 30 - 60 breaths per minute
Can more easily occlude their airway
Bloodpressure will correspond with weight
Will develop Moro, rooting, sucking, and palmar reflexes
Have Fontanelles
The Environment will effect the way they act -
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Toddler & Preschooler
Age 1 - 3
Toddlers:
-Pulse Rate 90-150 beats per minute
- Respiratory rate 20-30 breaths per minute
Preschoolers:
- Pulse rate 80-140 beats per minute
- Respiratory rate 20-25 breaths per minute Passive immunity lost
Weight gain levels off
Starts to grow
Potty training, teething, speaking, interacting
Starts becoming more independant -
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School - Age Children
Age 6 - 12
Pulse rate 70 - 120 beats per minute
Breath rate 15 - 20 breaths per minute
Growth begins to increase
Begin looking for approval from peers
Can make decisions
Begins developing self concept and self esteem -
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Adolescents (Teenager)
Age 12 - 18
60 - 100 beats per minute
12 - 20 breaths per minute
2 - 3 year growth spurt
Systems mature
- Voice changes
- Menstration begins
- Can develop acne
- Sexual drive begins
Rebellion may begin
May struggle with identity
Privacy becomes important
Can develop anti socil behavior
Smoking/drugs/sex becomes common
May develop Eating disorder
Suicide/depression high -
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Early Adults
19 - 40 years old
Has "Normal" vital signs (60 - 100 beats per minute, 12 - 20 breaths per minute)
Body functioning at it's highest optimal level
Focuses on career, love, and families
Strive to create a place for themselves -
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Middle Adults
41 - 60 years old
60 - 100 beats per minute
12 - 20 breaths per minute
Vision/hearing loss may occur
Higher cancer risk
Higher diabetes risk
Women go through menopause
Children leaving and aging parents may cause stress -
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Late Adults
Age 61 - death
Vital signs will depend on health
Can have numerous medical problems
Body in general will reduce in health.
- This includes the digestive, renal, nervous, sensory,
cardiovascular, respiratory, endochrine, and digestive
system.
Will retain high brain function until 5 years before death
Isolation & depression can be challenging