Blood Pressure Measurement

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The systolic pressure is the maximum pressure in an artery at
the moment when the heart is beating and pumping blood
through the body.

The diastolic pressure is the lowest pressure in an artery in the

moments between beats when the heart is resting.

Both the systolic and diastolic pressure measurements are

important

If either one is raised, it means you have high blood pressure

(hypertension).

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Blood pressure measurement can be classified in to

1. Indirect
2. Direct

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Indirect
Simple equipment ,Very little discomfort, Less informative

and Intermittent
The indirect method is also somewhat subjective, and often fails

when the blood pressure is very low (as would be the case when
a patient is in shock).

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1. Auscultatory
Auscultatory method uses aneroid sphygmomanometer with a

stethoscope.
The auscultatory method comes from the Latin word

"listening.
2. Oscillometric
The oscillometric method was first demonstrated in 1876 and

involves the observation of oscillations in the

sphygmomanometer cuff pressure which are caused by the
oscillations of blood flow, i.e., the pulse.
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3. Palpatory
Physician identifies the flow o blood in the arteries by

feeling the pulse

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 1. Auscultatory Method
B.P measurements using sphygmomanometer

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First, a cuff is placed around your arm and inflated with a
pump until the circulation is cut off.

A small valve slowly deflates the cuff, and the doctor

measuring blood pressure uses a stethoscope, placed over your
arm, to listen for the sound of blood pulsing through the
arteries.

That first sound of rushing blood refers to the systolic blood

pressure; once the sound fades, the second number indicates
the diastolic pressure.

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 2. Oscillometric Measurement
Method

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 3. Ultrasonic Doppler Shift Method

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