BLOOD PRESSURE

Question 1

BLOOD PRESSURE - SPEECH - MEASURING THE CUFF

Answer 1

• “I’ll be taking your blood pressure, if you could just lift up your shirt. I’m just going to measure the cuff size, if it’s a perfect fit it should cover at least 40% of the circumference of your arm.”
• “The cuff is too small/big for the patient, in a normal situation, I would change the cuff, however for the purpose of this exam I will use this cuff.”

Question 2

BLOOD PRESSURE - SPEECH - PALPATORY SYSTOLIC ESTIMATE

Answer 2

• “Before I take your blood pressure, I’ll be performing a palpatory systolic estimate which I will be slowly inflating the cuff until I can no longer feel your pulse. I will be then taking that result and adding 30mmhg.”

Question 3

BLOOD PRESSURE - SPEECH - MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE

Answer 3

• I’ll be now taking your blood pressure, it might get uncomfortable but it won’t last long.”
• “The patient’s blood pressure is…”
• “Patient is normotensive, hypertensive or hypotensive.”