This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

• Distinguish between normal vital sign ranges for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients to avoid clinical errors.

• Identify the critical error of using an incorrectly sized blood pressure cuff and its impact on readings.

• Understand when to take an apical pulse versus a radial pulse, especially concerning cardiac medications.

• Recognize that a normal oxygen saturation reading can be dangerously misleading in specific clinical situations like carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Prioritize patient trends over single vital sign readings to detect early signs of clinical deterioration.

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