Transcript Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure
Lab Procedure
Blood Pressure
• Blood pressure represents the force
exerted by blood against the arterial walls
during a cardiac cycle.
• Systolic Blood Pressure
– Contraction of the heart
• Diastolic Blood Pressure
– Resting of the heart
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Equipment Needed
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Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Blood Pressure Digital Monitor
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Measurement Procedures
1. Seated in a quiet room
2. Bend arm to bring the elbow to heart
level
3. Brachial artery at the inner side of the
upper arm, 1 inch above the bend in the
elbow
4. Wrap the cuff around the upper arm.
Align the arrows on the cuff with the
brachial artery.
5. Place the stethoscope bell below the cuff
over the brachial artery
6. The connecting tube should be exiting
the cuff toward the arm.
7. Inflate the cuff with quick even pumps to
180 – 200 mm Hg
8. Gradually release the cuff slowly.
9. Note the 1st sound. This is the systolic
number
10. Note when the sound becomes muffled
and when the sound disappears. This is
the diastolic number.
What does it look like?
Blood Pressure Digital Monitor
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