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Blood Pressure IHS CH.10 lecture 3 (sphyhmomanometer (mercury (most…
Blood Pressure IHS CH.10 lecture 3
force of blood pushing inside artery wall
2 measurments
systolic
force caused by contracting heart muscles pushing blood through arteries
diastolic pressure
less force of blood when heart is relaxing (filling back up with blood)
hypotension
BP is low, body tissue isn't getting enough nutrients and oxygen
hypertension
BP is too high, your heart must work harder to push blood through arteries
sphyhmomanometer
measures blood pressure
mercury
most accurate, hearing
aneroid
very common, require recalibration
digital
most accurate, uses vibration to determine diastolic and systolic pressure
nikolai kortokoff
sound your hearing through stethoscope
need right sized cuff
too big, false high reading
too small, false low reading