Blood Pressure (vital signs)
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Today is August 1, 2020, at 2:20pm. A patients blood pressure is 118/76. Document this in the patients chart
8-1-20, 1420, BP:118/76
define blood pressure
the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels
systolic phase
pressure exerted against arterial walls during ventricle contraction
diastolic phase
ventricles relaxing after contracting and allow time for ventricles to refill with blood
normal adult average systolic range
90-140 mmHg
normal adult average diastolic range
60-90 mmHg
systolic range/diastolic range
90-140/60-90 mmHg
auscultation
when physician listens with stethoscope
5 phases of listening to BP
tap, swish, tap, fade, gone
what number do you pump the cuff to
between 160-180 or 30 mmHg above
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