measuring blood pressure

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
Locked
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/8

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 12:43 AM on 9/2/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai
Chat

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

9 Terms

1
New cards

diastole

the phase between contraction of the heart when ventricles are filling with blood

2
New cards

diastolic blood pressure

the resting pressure of blood on the arteries between each contraction

3
New cards

hypertension

elevated blood pressure over 130.80mmHg in adult

4
New cards

hypotension

decreased blood pressure less than 90/60mmHg in adult

5
New cards

korotkoff sounds

audible sounds of blood pressure (named after dr who discovered them)

6
New cards

orthostatic hypotension

decrease in blood pressure by at least 20mmHg ystolic or 10 mmHg diastolic within 3 minutes of standoing from 2

7
New cards

sphygomomanometer

a device used to measure blood pressure

8
New cards

systole

the phase of heart beath when it follows to the left ventil oh the fie

9
New cards

systolic blood pressure

the maximum pressure of blood on the arteries during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart referred to as style