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this means that a blood pressure reading taken previously when the patient was not ill is used as that patients normal measurement.
A sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood pressure. A more common name for this device is a blood pressure meter.
Resting at or just below the level of the heart. If raised higher in the air, it will affect the BP reading.
Improper positioning of the patient can effect blood pressure readings. The patient should be sitting upright with elbow slightly bent, resting the arm on a surface that is level with the heart. This will give you the most accurate reading.
Because if their BP is too high, they will start to stress out about it, and if it is too low, they will start to worry.
According to the UK National Health Service both hypertension (high blood pressure) andhypotension (low blood pressure) are common conditions in pregnant woman.See related link.
Arterial pressure
149 psi
if your taking blood pressure in the anticubital area (crease of the elbow) then you would palpate the brachial artery.
The upper reading is the systolic blood pressure while the lower reading is the diastolic blood pressure. Systole is the contraction of the heart while diastole is the relaxation of the heart.
Blood pressure
normal blood pressure reading