APEX: Monitoring II: HEMO Flashcards
A blood pressure cuff that is too large requires
less pressure to occlude the artery
An improperly sized NIBP cuff leads to
inaccurate results
The Ideal bladder length equals
80 % of the EXTREMITY CIRCUMFERENCE
The Ideal bladder Width equals
40% of the EXTREMITY circumference
A cuff that is too small
Overestimates SBP
A cuff that is too large
Underestimates SBP
Although rare, nerve injury due to NIBP measurements tends to affect the
ulnar or median nerve.
The auscultation method relies on the
Korotfoff sounds
There are how many sounds with BP cuff
five
Where is the SBP measured with BP measurement
First sound
Where is the DBP measured with BP measurement
Last sound
Uses the Oscillatory Method of BP
Automated NIBP machines
How does the oscillatory method of SBP work
Inflatable cuff occlude arterial blood flow and as the cuff pressure is released, the monitor measure the pressure fluctuations that occur in response to arterial pulsations
With oscillatory method, SBP is measured when
Oscillations first appears (The appearance of flow after occlusion by the cuff)
With oscillatory method, MAP is measured when
When the amplitude of the oscillation is greatest
With oscillatory method, DBP is measured when
at the minimum pressure where oscillation can still be registered.
With oscillatory method, which measurement is most susceptible to error
DBP
The oscillatory method requires
Pulsative flow,
Because The oscillatory method requires so a NIBP wont function in those patients
pt on CBP or with a LVAD. Those patients require an A-line
Cuff Location : as the pulse move from the aortic root towards the periphery the systolic pressure_____and the diastolic pressure _______and the pulse pressure _____
Increases ; decreases; widents.
What remains constant through the arterial tree
MAP
At the aortic root, the SBP is the _____And DBP is the ________and PP is the
Lowest, highest, narrowest
At the dorsalis pedis, the SBP is the _____And DBP is the ________and PP is the
highest, lowest, widest
Blood in the circulation behaves like a column of fluid and follows the rules of
Hydrostatic pressure.