blood pressure

Question 1

______measures cardiovascular function by measuring the force of blood exerted on ______ during the cardiac cycle or heartbeat.

Answer 1

Blood pressure

peripheral arteries

Question 2

blood pressure measurement consists of two components. What are they

Answer 2

Systole-Force exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac contraction
Diastole-Force exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac relaxation.

Question 3

blood pressure measurement consists of two components. What are they

Answer 3

Systole-Force exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac contraction
Diastole-Force exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac relaxation.

Question 4

The ________ indicates the maximum amount of work/force the heart has to perform with each stroke in order to move blood through the arteries. It also may indicate how compliant the arteries are in order to accommodate blood

Answer 4

Systolic Blood pressure

Question 5

The _____ indicates the amount of pressure the heart must overcome in order to generate the next beat.

Answer 5

diastolic blood pressure

Question 6

The _____ indicates the amount of pressure the heart must overcome in order to generate the next beat.

Answer 6

diastolic blood pressure

Question 7

PERSISTENT elevation of either diastolic or systolic blood pressure

Answer 7

Hypertension

Question 8

PERSISTENT elevation of either diastolic or systolic blood pressure

Answer 8

Hypertension

Question 9

High blood pressure with no identifiable cause

Answer 9

Essential (Primary) Hypertension

Question 10

High blood pressure with a known cause

Answer 10

Secondary Hypertension

Question 11

disease of the blood vessels the kidney

Answer 11

Renovascular disease

Question 12

Examples of secondary Hypertension

Answer 12

Drug Induced or related causes
Chronic Kidney Disease
Renovascular disease
Chronic steroid therapy

Question 13

The curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container; The blood pressure is read at the meniscus of the mercury as it descends the column.

Answer 13

Meniscus

Question 14

Distinct blood pressure sounds were first described by a Russian physician named Nikolai Korotkov(Korotkoff)

Answer 14

Korotkoff Sounds

Question 15

A clear tapping sound. The onset of the sound of two consecutive beats is considered systolic blood pressure.

Answer 15

1st phase

Question 16

A tapping sound, followed by a murmur. Usually 10 -15 mm hg below first phase and lasting for 14 -20 mm hg.

Answer 16

Second phase

Question 17

In some instances, such as when the cuff is inflated too slowly, part or all of the sounds of this phase may be absent, resulting in a period of silence known as an

Answer 17

Auscultatory gap

Question 18

A loud, crisp tapping sound.

Answer 18

Third Phase

Question 19

Abrupt, distinct muffling of sound, gradually decreasing in intensity.

Answer 19

Fourth Phase

Question 20

the disappearance of sound, considered diastolic blood pressure. This is defined as 2 points below where the last sound was heard through the stethoscope.

Answer 20

5th phase

Question 21

Factors that affect blood pressure

Answer 21

Blood Volume
Peripheral resistance
Vessel elasticity
Condition of the heart muscle
Viscosity of the blood

Question 22

Blood pressure is measured by the _______method using a

Answer 22

auscultatory(listening)

sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope.

Question 22

Blood pressure is measured by the _______method using a

Answer 22

auscultatory(listening)

sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope.

Question 23

Consists of a cuff containing a rubber bladder attached by rubber tubing to a glass column of mercury.
Are the most accurate method of blood pressure measurement and are considered the standard because blood Pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

Answer 23

Mercury Manometer

Question 24

A cuff containing a rubber bladder attached to a dial. The blood pressure is read at the point of the needle descending the dial.

Answer 24

Aneroid Manometer

Question 25

The ________ is necessary to obtain accurate blood pressure

Answer 25

Appropriate cuff size