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How do you Explain the underlying cause of the Korotkoff Sounds that you detected with the Cardio Microphone as the cuff pressure was decreased?
When the blood pressure cuff is inflated, the blood flow is stopped. Slowly the cuff is decreased. When the technician starts to hear the blood flow, these are called Korotkoff Sounds. This pressure point defines the systolic pressure.
Under what circumstances may blood pressure measurement be problematic?
The inflated cuff can cause discomfort, and this should be taken into account when dealing with very ill patients
What is the Medical term meaning blood pressure cuff?
The medical term for a blood pressure cuff is a sphygmomanometer.
What if an automatic blood pressure cuff will not register your blood pressure?
If an automatic blood pressure cuff will not register your blood pressure, it is probably broken. If you don't think that is the reason. you should consult your physician and ask he/she to take it for you. If it still does not show up, then you may want to discuss with the doctor why it does not show.
How much of the arm should the bladder of the Blood Pressure cuff encircle?
The actual bladder of the blood pressure cuff must cover at least 3/4 of the upper arm. This is why there are different sizes for children and adults.
What is a sphygmomsnometer?
A device to check your blood pressure manually. (Blood pressure cuff)
What is the function of a sphygmomanometer?
The inflation bulb for a sphygmomanometer injects air into the blood pressure cuff. That's it. The measurement of blood pressure is achieved by the mercurial monometer attached to the cuff, or in some cases, directly off the bulb.
Starting with t what is the medical term for a blood pressure cuff?
A blood pressure cuff is a sphygmomanometer. Better check the crossing word in the puzzle :)
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.
Rate at which you should deflate a blood pressure cuff?
slowly until the sound become muffled and then disappear
A sphygmomanometer is a?
A sphygmomanometer is medical device that is used to measure the blood pressure of a person. It consists of a cuff that can be inflated to stop the blood flow and mercury meter or manometer that is used to measure the blood pressure. It is commonly used along with the stethoscope. It was invented by Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch in 1881.
Why are stethoscopes used during blood pressure measurement?
The auscultatory method of blood pressure measurement employs a stethoscope (for listening) and a sphygmomanometer (measures pressure). The sphygmomanometer is a mercury or aneroid manometer attached to an inflatable cuff. The cuff is fitted to the upper arm, at the same height as the heart, then inflated until the brachial artery is pressed shut. The examiner listens to the sounds of the artery at the elbow with the stethoscope, first for quiet (no flow), then, as the pressure in the cuff is slowly released, for the "whooshing" of pent-up blood starting to flow again. The pressure at which this sound is heard is systolic BP (peak pressure). Cuff pressure is continuously lowered until the artery again makes no sound, which marks diastolic BP.
