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Vital signs

Vital signs provide a valuable contribution to the assessment of a patient's clinical stability. Enter the most abnormal value (either the highest or lowest as designated below) for all vital sign measurements. In general, values obtained during the first forty-eight hours of the heart attack admission are the most reliable.

Glasgow coma score

Enter the lowest Glasgow coma score (on a scale from 0 to 15) recorded during the first forty-eight hours of hospitalization. If no score is available, leave the default value of 15.

Respiration rate

Enter the highest rate of respiration (breaths per minute) recorded during the first forty-eight hours of hospitalization. If no rate is available, leave the default age-specific value.

Blood pressure

Enter the lowest systolic blood pressure (BP) measurement recorded during the first forty-eight hours of hospitalization. If no systolic blood pressure is available, leave the default age-specific value.

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