Sphygmomanometer – How to Use

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Sphygmomanometer How to Use
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What is Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is the amount of force your blood
uses to get through your arteries. When your
heart pumps, it uses force to push oxygen-rich
blood out to your arteries. They bring it to your
bodys cells and tissues. If your blood pressure
is too high, it can cause health issues. The only
way to know your blood pressure is to measure it.
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How to measure Blood pressure with
Sphygmomanometer?
It is an instrument for measuring blood pressure,
typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff
which is applied to the arm and connected to a
column of mercury next to a graduated scale,
enabling the determination of systolic and
diastolic blood pressure by increasing and
gradually releasing the pressure in the cuff.
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How To Use a Sphygmomanometer
Sphygmomanometer is an instrument for measuring
blood pressure, typically consisting of an
inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the
arm and connected to a column of mercury next to
a graduated scale, enabling the determination of
systolic and diastolic blood pressure by
increasing and gradually releasing the pressure
in the cuff.
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How To Use a Sphygmomanometer

• Know your basic knowledge of blood pressure
  readings. Blood pressure readings are expressed
  as systolic over diastolic pressure. The normal
  blood pressure of an average healthy adult is
  120/80.
• Use proper-sized cuffs. Cuffs that are too loose
  or too tight may
• influence the accuracy of blood pressure
  measurements. The cuff should be 80 of the
  circumference of the upper arm. Be sure not to
  place the cuff on a clothed arm.
• Properly place the cuff on the arm. While
  wrapping the cuff
• around the upper arm, keep the lower edge
  of the cuff one inch above the antecubital
  fossa, the region of the arm in front of the
  elbow.

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How To Use a Sphygmomanometer

• Position the stethoscope. Lightly press the
  stethoscope bell over
• the brachial artery, just below the lower
  edge of the cuff.
• Inflate the cuff. Using the bulb, inflate the
  cuff to 180 mmHg,
• then release using the valve at a moderate
  rate of about 3 mm per second.
• Listen and observe. While examining the dial or
  mercury gauge,
• listen for a knocking sound with the
  stethoscope. The first knocking sound represents
  the systolic blood pressure of the patient. The
  point when the sound disappears meanwhile
  signifies the diastolic pressure.
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