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When taking blood pressure the first tapping sound heard is recorded is the first sound systolic or diastolic?
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When the blood pressure cuff is deflated the last tapping sound is the?
diastolic pressure
When blood pressure cuff is deflating the first tapping sound is?
Systolic
Systolic is measured at which korotkoff?
The systolic pressure is measured at the first Karotkoff sound (stage I), it is the first tapping noise that you hear with a stethoscope when taking a manual blood pressure.
What gas law applied in sphygmomanometer?
The sphygmomanometer ,commonly called a blood pressure cuff ,is an instrument used to obtain blood pressure readings by the ausculatory method. It consists of an inflatable cuff with an attached pressure gauge .The cuff is placed around the arm and inflated to a pressure higher than systolic pressure(which occurs during pumping of the blood from the heart) to occlude circulation to the forearm .As cuff pressure is gradually released .The examiner listens with a stethoscope for characteristic sounds called the sounds of Korotkoff ,which indicate the resumption of blood flow into the forearm .The pressure at which the first soft tapping sounds can be detected is recorded as the systolic pressure .As the pressure is reduced further blood flow becomes more turbulent , and the sounds become louder .As the pressure is reduced still further , below the diastolic pressure, the artery is no longer compressed ; and blood flows freely and without turbulence.At this point ,the sounds of Korotkoff can no longer be detected .The pressure at which the sounds disappear is recorded as the diastolic pressure. done by dr.SmSm (dental student)
What does the korotkoff sound mean to us?
CHECK YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE Korotkoff sounds are certain specific sounds heard when the arteries decompress and move the blood along them. They were invented by a Russian professor - Nikolai Korotkoff in the early 20th century during the 1st world war and remain the best ausculatory way to measure arterial blood pressure. When an artery is totally compressed, no sounds can be heard at all as no blood is moving. As the artery is slowly decompressed, certain sounds are heard which indicate a way of judging the level of pressure in the artery. In order to slowly decompress the artery we need to use an inflatable sphygmomanometer cuff and a stethoscope. The cuff is pumped up until no sound can be heard. Then the cuff is slowly deflated and the sounds occur: They occur in four stages : silence-tapping-thumping-muffled-silence again when the cuff is fully deflated and the artery is completely unobstructed. When the first sound is heard - the tapping, the reading on the sphygmomanometer is taken to be systolic pressure. The moment all the sounds disappear and you are left with silence again, the reading on the sphygmomanometer is taken as diastolic pressure. This is the way by which your blood pressure will always be taken at your local GP or health clinic. The standard BP is 120/80 which is systolic/diastolic. However it is likely that people will have blood pressure values of near that value and still be perfectly healthy.
What is an abrupt but temporary end to the tapping sound heard when auscultating the blood pressure?
pulse pressure
Why does my engine make a tapping noise at idle?
possibly low oil or low oil pressure, the tapping may be coming from the oil operated hydraulic lifters.
What is tapping data?
You must have heard about tapping of phone . Tapping data is same as tapping a phone , all the data entered into the database will be visible during tapping.
Does a gryoscope put pressure at the point of contact?
Anything that touches something else puts pressure on the point of contact. In some cases, such as tapping a finger on paper or a gyroscope spinning on a flat surface, that pressure is light enough to be negligible.
Is happy feet fake?
no its real they recorded it by camera they just put sound tracking and talking when the penguins move there mouth they are just tapping to have a good time
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In-die tapping is the process of tapping stamped parts in a progressive die while in a punch press. In-die tapping eliminates the need for a secondary tapping operation of stamped parts.
When taking blood pressure what is the first distinct and rhythmic sound heard?
The sounds heard while measuring blood pressure in this way are called the Korotkoff sounds, and undergo 5 phases: # initial 'tapping' sound (cuff pressure = systolic pressure) # sounds increase in intensity # sounds at maximum intensity # sounds become muffled # sounds disappear
