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Blood Pressure

Transcript: By: Zach & Tristan How does a blood pressure cuff work? A manual blood cuff works like a baloon, when you squeeze the pump it inflates a small sack inside the cuff and the meter tells you how much pressure is inside the cuff. What are the steps in taking a blood pressure? You take a blood pressure by first wrapping the corect size cuff around the patient's arm. Then you squeeze the cuff untill you get to around 140 on the gauge. Turn the small dial on the pump to slowly release the air. Write down the number on the dial when you hear the first sound and put it on top, and the number where you hear the last sound on bottom. What sounds are you listening for? The sounds you hear when you take a blood pressure is the patient's pulse. What do the systolic and diastolic numbers mean? What are the symptoms of high blood pressure? People with high blood pressure may experience damage may occur in major organs, such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, as well as in the small blood vessels in the eyes What are the risk factors for having high blood pressure? High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, but you should call a doctor if you have it. What does have to do with blood pressure? Salt in your blood attracts water, and when to much water is in your blood it raises your blood pressure. What is a normal range for blood pressure? 120 80 Blood Pressure Web Quest salt What can be done to lower blood pressure? The number on bottom is the diastolic. It tells when you hear the last sound. the number on top is the systolic. It repersents when you hear the first sound.

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