Blood pressure

Question 1

<p>What are the main causes of hypotension?</p>

Answer 1

<p>Emotional stress, Dehydration, heat, Internal bleeding

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Question 2

<p>How is blood pressure measured?</p>

Answer 2

<p>millimetres of mercury (mmHg)</p>

Question 3

<p>What is a systolic pressure?</p>

Answer 3

<p>The pressure when your heart pushes blood out</p>

Question 4

<p>What is a diastolic pressure?</p>

Answer 4

<p>The pressure when your heart rests between beats</p>

Question 5

<p>What are the main causes of hypertension?</p>

Answer 5

<p>Smoking<br></br>overweight, alcohol consumption, t<br></br>Stress<br></br>Genetics<br></br></p>

Question 6

<p>What is blood pressure?</p>

Answer 6

<p>The measurement of the pressure of the blood on the blood vessel walls</p>

Question 7

<p>What are the two measurements of blood pressure and unit of measurement?</p>

Answer 7

<p>Sytolic and diastolic</p>

<p>Measure in mm of mercury (mmHg)</p>

Question 8

What is involved in the pre-procedure checlist for taking blood pressure

Answer 8

Collect the equipment ensuring the cuff is the appropraiate size
Identify yourself and gain patient
Explain the procedure
Perform hand hygiene and provide privacy

Question 9

<p>When should you not take blood pressure?</p>

Answer 9

<p>Same arm as a mastectomy, arm with a tube or fistula, paralyzed limb</p>

Question 10

<p>What should you do if the readings one each arm are different?</p>

Answer 10

<p>Take the higher reading of the two</p>

Question 11

<p>How to postion the patient in order to take blood pressure?</p>

Answer 11

<p>Have the patient rest for 5 minutes</p>

<p>Position patient seated with feet flat and legs uncrossed or in supine postion</p>

<p>Position and support arm so that it is level with their heart and palm facing up</p>

Question 12

<p>How to find manual blood pressure?</p>

Answer 12

<p>Place the stethosocope over the brachial artery and inflate cuff to start point</p>

<p>Deflate the cuff at a rate of 2-4 mmHg per second and listen for the first beat (systolic reading)</p>

<p>Then continue deflating the cuff until the sound disappears and note this number (diastolic reading)</p>

<p>Immediately deflate the cuff to avoid prolonged pressure</p>

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Question 13

<p>Where is the aortic heart pulse?</p>

Answer 13

<p>rightintercostal space, just next to the midline</p>

Question 14

<p>Where is the tricuspid heart pulse?</p>

Answer 14

<p>left of the sternum at the fourth intercostal space</p>

Question 15

<p>Where is the mitralheart pulse?</p>

Answer 15

<p>left of the midline at the 5th intercostal space</p>

Question 16

<p>Where is the pulmonic heart pulse?</p>

Answer 16

<p>left of the sternum at the 2nd intercostal space</p>

Question 17

Where is the tricuspid valve?

Answer 17

Separates right atrium and right ventricle

Question 18

Where is the mitral valve?

Answer 18

Separates left atrium and ventricle

Question 19

Where is the pulmonic valve?

Answer 19

separates right ventricle and pulmonary artery

Question 20

Where is the aortic valve?

Answer 20

seperates left ventricle and aorta

Question 21

Where is s1 sound heard?

Answer 21

tricuspid and mitral

Question 22

Where is s2 sounds heard?

Answer 22

Pulmonic and aortic

Question 23

What causes the s1 and s2 heart sounds?

Answer 23

Blood flow vibrations in the heart chambers and valves