You should stop taking Dilaudid and call your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following serious side effects: 1  Slowed or stopped breathing. 2  Rash or hives. 3  Difficulty swallowing. 4  Swelling of the eyes, face, lips, tongue, mouth, or throat. 5  Hoarseness. 6  Seizures. 7  Fainting.
It is evident that some abnormal findings in one patient age group may be normal in another. Anytime an abnormal vital sign is identified, process it cognitively and consider it in relation to the whole patient assessment. CEU Review Form Interpreting Vital Signs (PDF)Valid until Febuary 6, 2007. Bibliography Bledsoe BE, Porter RS, Cherry RA.
Good: Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious and comfortable. Indicators are excellent. Fair: Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious, but may be uncomfortable. Indicators are favorable. Serious: Vital signs may be unstable and not within normal limits.Patient is acutely ill.Indicators are questionable. Critical: Vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient may be unconscious. Indicators are unfavorable. The term vital signs means indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration.The one-word descriptions are not medical terms, and they are more art than science. try to stick to those four, but sometimes when I call to check, the doctor will say 'stable' or 'guarded,' and so that's what you have relay, hospital spokesman Mike Burke says. Someone's medical condition is a complex matter.