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When checking a blood pressure the name of artery that is palpated is?
radial is the artery that is palpated when checking a blood pressure
If a radial pulse cannot be palpated due to patient's low blood pressure the nurse may obtain a sytolic blood pressure by?
Checking carotid
What is palpated vs osculated blood pressure?
Palpated is when you can feel the pulse return. this is recorded as 120 palp, and only indicates the systolic pressure. Auscultating is when you can hear the systolic pressure wave return and diastolic is when you can no longer hear a pressure wave. Recorded as 120/80
When a pulse is palpated and counted which blood pressure would be a characteristic at that moment?
usually the systolic, as that is the one when the heart is actually pumping. usually reported as palpated 70 or whatever reading there was.
What is Hypertenson?
is the term used to describe high blood pressure
What is the definition of the medical term "lower blood pressure"?
"Lower blood pressure" is not a term that is just used to describe a condition. It is something you need to do if your blood pressure is too high and you have hypertension.
What are risks for being on birth control?
High Blood pressure, blood clots, stroke, cancer. there are more but those are all on the warning label & well documented.
Describe the pathway of blood through the heart and lungs relating to pressure and volume?
Describe the pathway of blood through the heart and lungs relating to pressure and volume? Describe the pathway of blood through the heart and lungs relating to pressure and volume?
What is the relationship between peripheral resistance and blood pressure?
Systolic BP is a measure of blood pressure while the heart is pumping; diastolic BP is a measure of blood pressure while the heart is not pumping. BP is the pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels.
Does high blood pressure cause heart attacks?
High blood pressure can cause heart attacks in males and females of all ages. There is well documented cases of children who have been in need of transplants having died of high blood pressure in many medical journals. There are a high amount of people in every country who have heart attacks due to high blood pressure.
What can't be palpated on a living person?
Organs like the brain and lungs are generally not able to be palpated on a living person due to their location within the body and protection by the skull and ribcage, respectively. Additionally, some structures like blood vessels and nerves are also typically unable to be palpated without specialized equipment or techniques.
Describe the normal ranges for each type of blood pressure measurement?
Blood pressure measurements are a combination of the systolic and diastolic pressure. Ideally, blood pressure should be under 120 in the systolic measurement and 80 in the diastolic measurement, commonly notated as 120 over 80.
