Normal ranges for Adults
Brief definition
Brief definition 2
Medical abbreviations
100

Body temperature.

96-99 degrees F
100

HYPERTENSION

A condition where the force of blood against the artery walls is consistently too high.

100

TACHYPNEA

Rapid, shallow breathing.

100

Body temperature

F

200

 Blood pressure

120/80BP

200

DIASTOLIC

The pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats

200

HYPOVENTILATION

Breathing is too slow or shallow to meet the body's needs.

200

Blood pressure

BP

300

Pulse

60-80P

300

PYREXIA

Raised body temperature; fever.

300

HYPOTHERMIA

A condition where the body loses heat faster than it can produce it, resulting in a dangerously low body temperature.

300

Pulse

P

400

Breathing rate

12-20RR

400

AXILLARY

Relating to the armpit.

400

HYPERVENTILATION

A condition where a person breathes rapidly and deeply, removing more carbon dioxide from the body than it produces.

400

Breathing rate

RR

500

Oxygen saturation

95-100 SpO2

500

BRADYPNEA

Abnormally slow breathing rate.

500

APNEA

Apnea is the temporary cessation of breathing.

500

Oxygen Saturation

SpO2