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Lecture 8 Flashcards

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Measuring blood pressure process

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An artery is clamped shut (occluded) by an inflatable cuff, and BP is determined by
listening to (auscultation) Korotkoff sounds (vibrations caused by blood flow)
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Equipment to measure blood pressure

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Sphygmomanometer (BP cuff) and stethoscope

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Measuring heart rate process

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• Palpation at radial, brachial or carotid arteries
• Auscultation using a stethoscope to hear heart beat on
chest
• Electronic HR monitors/watches
• Electrocardiography (ECG)

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Most common measuring hear rate

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Transmitter within a chest strap

Receiver

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