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It's my last semester in nursing school and I am a preceptee in the "ED" excuse me for putting "ER." I am learning and EAGER to learn so I took the time to make this account and ask a question from a situation that simply puzzled me. I told the Doctor and discussed this with my preceptor. He believes it could be a vagal response however I am confused as to why only the blood pressure would change and not the HR, etc. I simply wanted an idea as to why or what was all about. NOT a hw assignment, I just wanted a fellow nurses thoughts or knowledge about it, however after my first time using this, I'm afraid of getting another demeaning response as you had assumed I was using this site for cheating purposes. I feel sorry for any student who gets a response like that for simply wanting to learn. (as we all know nurses should not make assumptions). Have a good day.

I had a pt in the ER who came in for aspiration. After resp came and suctioned her,her bp dropped in the 60 /50's range, however her other vs remained in the normal range. After a bolus her bp improved. 100/60. Was this vagal response and why would the other vs remain normal?