Blood Pressure Flashcards
1
Q
Adequate blood pressure equals
A
Adequate tissue perfusion
2
Q
Blood pressure can be measured in a number of ways…
A
Systolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
Mean arterial blood pressure
3
Q
Equipment that measures blood pressure…
A
Oscillometric sphygmomanometry. (cuff around dogs limb. Not great in cats)
Doppler flow detection (manually inflating cuff. Ultrasound probe. Converting wave to audible sound)