Blood Pressure Measurement - Clinical Examination
Publicado 2020-01-14
After properly situating the patient and blood pressure cuff, the following sequence should be used to measure blood pressure manually:
1) Rapidly inflate the cuff to a pressure of 180 mm Hg
2) Gradually release air from the cuff (~3 mm Hg per second)
3) Take note of the initial knocking (Korotkoff) sound, which corresponds to systolic blood pressure
4) Take note of the final Korotkoff sound, which corresponds to diastolic blood pressure
5) Rapidly deflate the cuff following the final Korotkoff sound
6) Repeat blood pressure measurement in the patient’s other arm
Remember: systolic blood pressure above 180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure above 110 mm Hg require immediate medical attention.
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Todos los comentarios (15)
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This type of demonstration is the best on the internet. Thank you.
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I don't say anything about this type of clear and easy explanation to understand... Really very good...👍👍👍
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3rd day as an MA and I was completely lost on how to read the dial I was a bit embarrassed to admit I didn’t know what I was doing this helps me ALOT thank you
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thanks so much!!!! really appreciate this type of demonstration video
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Thanks. Very clear and helpful
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This is very clear and easy
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its very clear = thank you very much
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Thank you so much for uploading this video . I always feel silly asking my professor what the heart beat will sound like .
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I would have said 124/80......
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Wow thank you
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Fantastic😍
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This one is super tough
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Are the values not measured in even numbers? How was 127mmHg measured when it goes up in values of two? To me it looks like systolic is 126mmHg
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