Factors Affecting Vital Signs

Factors Affecting Vital Signs
Factor	HR	RR	SBP	Temp
Fever	↑	↑	Normal	↑
Anxiety	↑	↑	↑	Normal
Pain, acute	↑	↑	↑	Normal
Pain, chronic	↓	Normal	Normal	Normal
Acute MI	↓	↑	↓ (Late)	Normal
Spinal injury	↓	↓	↓	Normal/↑
Tamponade	↑	↑	↓	Normal
CHF	↑	↑	↑ (Early)	↑
Pulm. embolism	↑	↑	↓	↑
Exercise	↑	↑	↑	↑
↓ H&H	↑	↑	↓	↓
↓ Blood glucose	Normal/↑	Normal	Normal/↑	↓
↑ Blood glucose	↑	↑//Deep	↓	↑
↑ WBC	↑	↑	↓ (Sepsis)	↑
↑ K +	↓	Shallow	Normal/↑	Normal
↓K+	↑	Shallow	↓	Normal
↑Ca+	↓	Normal	↓	Normal
↓Ca+	↓	Varies	↓	Normal
↑Na+	↑	Normal/↑	↑	↑
↓Na+	↑	Normal/↑	↓	Normal
Narcotics	↓	↓	↓	↓
Beta blockers	↓	↓	↓	Normal
Ca channel blockers	↓	↓	↓	Normal