60 mm hg systolic
Checking carotid
The common carotid artery - because it's closest to the heart.
The pulse is caused by variations in the BP. BP can be measured using palpitation in emergency situations. This only gives a rough estimate of systolic pressure. It can be used with the carotid, the femoral, or radial pulse.
The Carotid pulse is found in the neck. The Radial pulse is found in the wrist.
If you are able to palpate a radial pulse, you can assume that the patient has a minimum systolic pressure of 80 mm/hg. I would only use this as a last resort, or during a trauma when you don't have time to manually take a bp.
the carotid arteryThe main blood vessels that conduct blood to the head are the paired carotid arteries which is what you feel when you check the pulse in your neck.
The carotid artery takes blood from the heart to the brain. The pulse may be felt either side of the front of neck, just below the angle of the jaw
No they are separate with different functions. The cartoid carries oxygenated blood to the brain and the jugular returns the blood to the heart to be reoxygenated. That's why they show up as red and blue in diagrams of the two arteries.
The palpatory method of obtaining a blood pressure is when the person taking the blood pressure feels the radial pulse (in the wrist) while pumping up the blood pressure cuff. When the radial pulse disappears, this is the systolic blood pressure. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted in the arteries when the heart has contracted and is forcing the blood through the arteries - it therefore gives the reading for the maximum blood pressure. When we feel a pulse, we are feeling the blood being forced through the arteries (meaning we only feel the pulse at the maximum pressure which is the same as the systolic blood pressure, allowing us to get a systolic blood pressure from feeling the pulse). The diastolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is relaxed, or the minimum amount of pressure. Because the pressure is lower at this stage, it is not possible to feel the pulse and therefore it is not possible to obtain a diastolic reading using the palpatory method, a stethoscope is required to be able to hear the blood flow rather than feel it.
Side of the neck, just beside the C rings. The carotid artery carries oxygenated blood to the brain. You have one on each side, right next to the jugular veins.
high blood pressure and low pulse rate
PP= SP - DS Pulse Pressure is equal to Systolic Blood Pressure minus Diastolic Blood Pressure.