The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 20-year-old male marathon runner and documents the following vital signs: temperature-36 ° C; pulse-48 beats per minute; respirations-14 breaths per minute; blood pressure-104/68 mm Hg
Which statement is true concerning these results?
a.
The patient is experiencing tachycardia.
b.
These are normal vital signs for a healthy, athletic adult.
c.
The patient's pulse rate is not normalâ€"his physician should be notified.
d.
On the basis of these readings, the patient should return to the clinic in 1 week.
ANS: B
In the adult, a heart rate less than 50 beats per minute is called bradycardia, which normally occurs in the well-trained athlete whose heart muscle develops along with the skeletal muscles.
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