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When listening to the brachial pulse what will you use?
Stethoscope, while taking blood pressure.
What is an instrument used to listen to blood pressure and apical pulse?
A stethoscope is the device used to allow a medical (or other) technician or professional to listen to the internal body sounds. Links can be found below.
How do you use a stethoscope?
Medical professionals use stethoscopes primarily for two things: lung sounds and measuring blood pressure. One can also use it to listen to a person's bowel sounds. When taking someone's blood pressure, a stethoscope is used to listen to the person's pulse as you increase the air pressure on a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff). After inflating the cuff, the air in the cuff is released slowly until the pulse is heard. The air continues to be released until the pulse is no longer heard. The stethoscope is also used to listen to lung sounds by placing it on the chest in several different areas. Proper medical training is recommended, although it is not required, to use one.
How do doctor measure cardiovascular health?
* Pulse rate * Listening to heart sounds through a stethoscope * Blood pressure at rest * Blood pressure after moderate to strenuous exercise
Why do you not place your thumb over the bell of stethoscope when taking a blood pressure?
Because your thumb has a pulse of its own, which'll make it hard to determine if you're hearing that, or the pulse of the patient.
How is pulse diagnosis practiced in Western medicine?
doctors check the pulse of patients by placing their hands on the wrist and by listening to the pulse at various points on the body with a stethoscope.
Is sphygmomanometer used to take the apical pulse?
No, a sphygmomanometer is not used to take the apical pulse. Instead, it is a device used to measure blood pressure by determining the pressure in the arteries. The apical pulse is measured by listening to the heart sounds at the apex of the heart, usually with a stethoscope.
Do you think that pulse measurement can replace stethoscope in determining diastolic pressure?
No. The sound that is heard is generated by turbulent flow when blood overcomes the pressure of the cuff (at the systolic point), but collapses because the cuff pressure exceeds the diastolic pressure. One the cuff is below the systolic pressure, there will be a pulse.
Why is it not possible to obtain diastolic blood pressure using the palpatory method?
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.
Can you check your own blood pressure without a monitor?
If you have a blood pressure cuff and no stethoscope, you can measure the systolic blood pressure only. To do this, apply the blood pressure cuff to the patent's arm and find the patient's radial pulse (palm-side of the wrist on the thumb-side) with your fingers. While monitoring the patient's radial pulse, increase the pressure in the cuff until you can no longer feel a pulse. Add a bit more pressure, then slowly deflate the cuff until you can feel the pulse return. Since you are only doing this by feel, you will note it 'by palpation'. For example, if your patient's pulse is 132 systolic, you will note it as 132/P.
What is the difference between pulse rate and blood pressure?
The pulse rate is how often your heart beats in one minute, the blood pressure is the amt of pressure exerted againest your blood vessels , the systolic pressure (top #) is the amount of pressure when your blood vessel is constricted, and the dialstolic pressure (bottom #) is the amount of pressure againest the vessel when it is relaxed.
How do you calculate pulse pressure?
Pulse pressure can be calculated by subtracting the diastolic blood pressure from the systolic blood pressure. For example, if someone's systolic blood pressure is 120 mmHg and their diastolic blood pressure is 80 mmHg, their pulse pressure would be 40 mmHg (120 - 80).
