BP

Question 1

Hypertension (grade 1/2/3) range?

Answer 1

systole - 140-159 grade 1 then increases by 20 for each grade
Diastole - 90-99 grade 1 then increases by 10 for each grade

Question 2

Give some causes of 2ndary hypertension

Answer 2

conns syndrome, cushings, renal artery disease,

Question 3

How many korotkoff phases are there?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

What does the 1st korotkoff sound indicate?

Answer 4

systolic BP

Question 5

What is the auscultatory gap? When does it occur? Why is it an issue?

Answer 5

Diminished sounds on auscultation of korotkoff sounds, occurs in second phase.

Can miss hypertension by missing phase 1 and thinking phase 3 is the systolic pressure

Question 6

What would happen if the arm cuff was too small or too big?

Answer 6

small - overestimate

large - underestimate