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There is the blood pressure cuff which wraps around the arm and the pressure guage I believe is called a "sphygmomanometer"
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When checking a blood pressure the name of artery that is palpated is?
radial is the artery that is palpated when checking a blood pressure
Checking blood pressure with a watch?
No you only check a patient's pulse with a watch.
If a radial pulse cannot be palpated due to patient's low blood pressure the nurse may obtain a sytolic blood pressure by?
Checking carotid
Why did the doctor feel your shin bone when you went for blood pressure medication update?
Checking for edema (swelling) in the legs is a normal part of a blood pressure-related exam.
What can happen if too small of a needle is used during a blood draw?
It makes drawing the blood much slower, and the extra pressure used to force blood along a narrow needle can damage some blood cells as well as causing the patient extra pain. A larger needle always hurts less than a tiny one because of the pressure principle. All true! Additionally, it's easy to clog a really small bore needle, sometimes before the sample is complete.
If you are taking blood pressure why is your arm in a horizontal position?
there moving the needle and it has to Intel it hits just the right spot
Which reading if high should you be more concerned with systolic or diastolic pressure?
They look at the diastolic (smaller number) when checking for high blood pressure.
If 10 ml blood is taken out what is change in blood pressure?
Little to none. The blood pressure of the subject may go up because of the needle stick. The 10 ml represents only a tiny fraction of the volume of blood in the body, so the impact is minimal.
Do emts use stehscopes?
yes the do, they use them for checking breath sounds, hart sounds, and for taking blood pressure.
What is a routine medical examination?
Routine medical education depends on a few things. Checking the blood pressure. pulse and heart sound are pre-clinical checking up procedures.
Is force factor volcano safe?
I wouldn't use it without checking with your doctor. It can raise your blood pressure and put strain on your heart.
Is 127 over 57 a normal blood pressure?
Yes, 104/72 is a wonderful blood pressure for a forty-one year old woman!To obtain your blood pressure precisely is necessary to check it out twice a day during one week, at morning and night. Blood pressure vary widely and onlya continued checking during a week can tell you your real blood pressure.
