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As noted, it is extremely important to make sure your health provider uses the correct size of blood pressure cuff for you. Using a regular cuff on a fat person has been found to artificially inflate blood pressure significantly. If they do not use the correct-sized cuff on you, they will be basing your medical diagnosis and treatment plan on INVALID DATA. It is essential that this number be accurate. It is particularly critical to have an accurate reading of blood pressure in pregnancy due to concerns about Pre-Eclampsia/Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PE/PIH). Outside of pregnancy, a borderline BP number is not pursued as vigorously, but in pregnancy most OBs get very nervous about borderline blood pressures, and will start very aggressive interventions very quickly. Because some cases of PIH progress rapidly to PE and can endanger the baby and the mother, OBs tend to be extremely interventive about borderline blood pressures in pregnancy. Therefore it is extremely important to have accurate data on which to base these critical decisions.
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∙ 12y agoThe bladder is wrapped around the upper part of the arm and secured by Velcro. It has tubing and a valve that is also attached to a gauge or reading meter. When the blood pressure bulb is worked by push-button or manually pumped, it sends out air past the valve and through the tubing. The forced air causes the blood pressure cuff to inflate, creating pressure on the arm and blood vessels
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∙ 11y agoThe cuff inflates to a point where it stops the flow of blood to the lower arm. As the cuff is slowly deflated, the doctor can hear the point at which the blood starts to flow again. That is the Systolic pressure. As the cuff continues to deflate, the point at which the doctor can no longer hear anything in the stethoscope is the Diastolic pressure. That is how it works.
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∙ 11y agoA blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer) works by exerting pressure on an artery. Together with a stethoscope you will be able to hear the Korotkoff sound. The Korotkoff sound is heard if the pressure exerted by the cuff is equal to the systolic pressure and disappears if the pressure exerted drops below the diastolic pressure.
So the start of the sound will signal the Systolic pressure and its disappearance the Diastolic pressure expressed in mmHg (millimeter Mercury)
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∙ 13y agoNon-invasive blood pressure cuff is the medical term. They come in several sizes such as adult, bariatric, adult long, adult small, pediatric. infant, and neonate.
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∙ 12y agoit's called Riva rocci cuff...
Riva rocci was a Russian
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∙ 13y agoMeasuring blood pressure
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Sphygmomanometer
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What is the name of the device to monitor your blood pressure?
The real name for a blood pressure cuff is sphygmomanometer.
How do you pronounce the technical name for a blood pressure cuff?
sfig-moh-mə-nom-i-tər A sphygmomanometer or blood pressure meter is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is unimpeded. They are also used in conjunction with a stethoscope to ensure accuracy.
Whats another name for sphygmomanometer?
It is the cuff for measuring blood pressure.
Hypertension is the technical name for what?
That would be high blood pressure.
What is the technical name for abnormally high blood pressure?
The technical name for abnormally high blood pressure is hypertension. It is a condition where the force of blood against the walls of the arteries is consistently too high.
Name 3 types of tools a nurse use in her job?
Stethascope, syringe, blood pressure cuff, thermometer
What does the bottom number mean on your blood pressure?
Blood pressure is a two-number measurement of your heart's function. The top number is the systolic pressure, or the pressure of the blood within the vessels as your heart contracts. The bottom, or diastolic, number is the pressure of blood between the heartbeats, or when your heart rests and refills. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute sets the target range at less than 120/80.
What is the birth name of Sue Cuff?
Sue Cuff's birth name is Susan Cuff.
What is the other name for hypertension?
The common name for hypertension is high blood pressure. To be diagnosed with high blood pressure, a person typically has three or more readings of 140/90 or higher.
What is the technical name for a high pressured center?
The technical name for a high pressure center is also referred to as an anticyclone. This is defined as a large circulation of wind around an area of high atmospheric pressure.
What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood preasure?
It is a mouthful: sphygmomanometer. It is 6 syllables. SPHYG-mo-ma-NO-me-ter. The sphyg syllable (SFIG) starts with an uncommon SF sound. You just go from the non-vocalized s sound to the non-vocalized f sound, and then go on.
What isblood pressure?
The systolic blood pressure is a measure of the pressure exerted on the inside of the blood vessels when your heartmuscle is contracting and pumping blood. This is the maximum pressure in the blood vessels. The diastolic blood pressure is the pressure between heart beats when the heart is resting and filling with blood. This is the minimum pressure in the blood vessels.
