Why do you not place your thumb over the bell of stethoscope when taking a blood pressure?

When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient's upper extremity you should place the diaphragm of the stethoscope over what artery?

Brachial artery

How do you take someones blood pressure?

To take someone's blood pressure you will need a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. Have the person place their arm on a table, with their feet flat on the floor. Put the blood pressure cuff around their arm, snug but not tight, about an inch above the bend of the elbow. Place the stethoscope in the center of the bend of the elbow, tighten the knob on the pump, then inflate the cuff to around 180. Loosen the knob slightly in order to slowly release the air from the cuff and listen carefully. When you begin to hear the heartbeat through the stethoscope, that is the systolic blood pressure. When you cease to hear the heartbeat, that is the diastolic blood pressure.

How do you listen to the Heart Beat?

Place a stethoscope on your chest where you can feel the heart beat and you will hear it.

Medical workers use a sphygmomanometer to measure?

A digital sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure, just like the manual one. The difference is that the process of making the measurement is done electronically, and the display posts the results.

Pressure only has an effect on reactions taking place in a?

gas

What to do if blood pressure is still high after taking medication?

Go see your doctor and discuss it with him or her. A medication change or dosage adjustment may be in order.

How do you take a blood pressurer?

Blood pressure is an expression of the strength of arterial circulation in a human or animal. To measure the flow, one uses a pressure meter or 'sphygmomanometer', comprising an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and a mercury or electronic manometer to measure the pressure.The pressure is stated as two numbers, the highest pressure that blood reaches (pushes past the cuff) and the lowest (the flow is unimpeded and flows without being pushed by the heart contraction). The higher pressure is the systolic (heart pushing), the lower the diastolic. Blood pressure is stated as both of these numbers, e.g. 115/75 spoken "115 over 75" is a systolic pressure of 115 (mm Hg), a diastolic of 75 (mm Hg).*For SI conversion, the mm of mercury, also known as the Torr (for Evangelista Torricelli), is equal to approximately 133.3 Pascals.BP can be measured using palpation in emergency situations. This only gives a rough estimate of systolic pressure. It can be used with the carotid, the femoral, or radial pulse.Normally, manual sphygmomanometers are used in conjunction with a stethoscope to determine the two pressures. You use a BP cuff, pump it up until the pressure in the cuff is 20 mm Hg above the pressure in the artery. Using a stethoscope you can hear when this happens. No sound is heard in the artery.Then the pressure is released and when the pressure is heard again the second reading is made.Another method of measurement is invasive, intra arterial pressure monitoring. This is where an arterial line is inserted into an artery and taped into place, with a bag of pressurised fluid preventing the backflow of blood from the artery (as it is under a lot of pressure in an artery). The line is used to sample arterial blood flow to measure dissolved gases in it and measure arterial blood pressures continuously.

Which receptor in sensitive to changes in pressure?

Baroreceptors are sensitive to changes in blood pressure. The carotid sinus in the neck is one place where blood pressure is monitored and can be changed.

Why i am taking diovan 80?

If you are taking Diovan 80, it is likely that you are being tratd for high blood pressure. However, the physician who prescribed it for you is probably a better place to ask than a public website that does not have your spcific medical information at hand.

Is there a cure for heart murmur?

A heart murmur is a condition where blood flow taking place across the heart valve is loud enough to be audible without a stethoscope. They are often harmless, or they can be symptoms of another condition, in which case they'd be treated according to that condition.

How do you place blood pressure cull on arm?

The cuff should be just snug, but not tight. The rubber tube should be facing the person doing the measurement; nearest the bicep muscle. Put the stethoscope lightly over the bend in the arm. Pump up the cuff until there is no pulse beats to be heard. Then slowly ease off the pressure. When you hear the first pulse beats, this is the Systolic pressure. When you no longer hear any pulse beats, that is the diastolic pressure.

How is a palpated blood pressure taken and documented?

1) Identify an appropriate limb to conduct the recoding on. 2) Select appropriate equipment e.g Stethoscope and shygmomanometer. 3) Place the cuff of the sphyg around the upper arm (around the bicep and tricep), with the arrow pointing to the Brachial artery. 4) Palpate the radial pulse. 5) Inflate the cuff until the radial pulse can no longer be felt - this is your emtimated systolic pressure. Continue to inflate the cuff by 20 mmHg to ensure the artery is fully occluded. 6) Place the stethoscope over the brachial artery. 7) Slowly deflate the cuff (approx 2 mmHg per second) 8) When you first hear the pulse, this is your systolic blood pressure. 9) Continue to deflate until the pulse can no longer be heard (diastolic pressure). 10) Fully deflate the cuff. You then record the pressure as systolic/diastolic