How to manually measure Blood Pressure
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| show | ***Measure to find appropriate cuff size – 40% of the circumference of upper arm covered by the cuff width-wise, and two-thirds length of the upper arm covered when wrapped.
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| show | ***Palpate brachial artery (to locate)
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| show | ***Wrap deflated cuff snugly and evenly over exposed upper arm – no clothing on the arm
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| show | ***Now that the baseline systolic pressure is found, deflate the cuff fully and wait 30 seconds before measuring the BP reading
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| show | ***Place the stethoscope ear pieces in your ears (pointed towards the nose to follow the angle of the ear canal) and place the diaphragm over the brachial artery
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| show | ***Gradually deflate the cuff at a constant rate of 2-3 mm Hg per second, to 30 mm Hg past the last sound heard. The very last sound heard is the diastolic number
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| show | Remove the cuff from the patient
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| show | ***Accurately identify blood pressure reading within 6 mm Hg of monitor to pass
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