Bilateral Capillary Refill Time

[Jomaflyhigh]

I have a query and seem to have difficulty looking for answers:

question is ----- What might a bilateral capillary refill time of 1 second indicate?

i know that this is not a normal finding . . . . If so why is ot abnormal?

[smf0903]

What makes you think it's an abnormal finding? What do you think is normal refill time?

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[psu_213, BSN, RN]

What does cap refill time tell you? What amount of time is too long? What would it mean if it was too long? I don't really think there is a time that is "too short" for cap refill.

[Jomaflyhigh]

Now i have the answers . . . normal refill time is from between 2-3seconds, RAPID refill time is 1 second which is considered abnormal because it could be an indication of high blood pressure ... Especially for an adult patient.

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

RAPID refill time is 1 second which is considered abnormal because it could be an indication of high blood pressure

Just playing devil's advocate here…according to whom? Why not just take their BP and find out? A BP measurement (if done correctly ) is going to be a more accurate indication of BP that cap refill time.

[Jomaflyhigh]

Thank u for sharing. Honestly i really just wanted to stick to the issue of capillary refill time because that was the original topic queried. Appreciate your suggestions, thanks.

[87RN]

Check your own cap refill. Normal is less than 3 secs, 1 second is perfectly normal adequate circulation. I have never heard of quick cap refill indicating high bp. My bp is around 100/65 and my cap refill is instant. If you are concerned about bp, just check it.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

And if one side was 1 second and the other side was 5 seconds, what would that tell you? So if they're the same bilaterally, what does that tell you?

[Jomaflyhigh]

You are nice ... I like you ... Thank you.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

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