Lecture part 3

Question 1

The cuff is over the ____________ of the arm,the bicep so we are below the deltoid and here they are a couple itches away from the armpit which I typically like to put a cuff on higher because it allows me to put the stethoscope on a bare arm without touching the bottom of the cuff

Answer 1

largest part

Question 2

SYStole = Squeeze Your Self so its contraction

Question 3

If you put a cuff too low and you put a stethoscope under it then your going to hear it…its going to be scratchy…its going to make some muffled sounds and you can miss the blood pressure so just tuck it a little bit higher for better stethoscope placement and they are just about under the cuff…you should not be not be touching that cuff at all…the stethoscope should not be touching the cuff

Question 4

Stethoscope is aligned with the __________ artery and so your stethoscope placement is fine at the inside of your elbow

Answer 4

brachial

Question 5

_________ and ________finger are used to take pulse

Answer 5

index and middle finger

Question 6

Your going to measure how much its pulsating in 60 seconds because heart rate is measured in _____________

Answer 6

beats per minute

Question 7

How many beats per minute which is 60 seconds

Question 8

If I get 20 pulsations in 15 seconds what are my beats per minute?

Answer 8

20x4=80

Question 9

Whether you choose to measure it for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 or measure it for 30 seconds and multiply by 2 that’s totally up to you

Question 10

In what instance do we have to measure a pulse for a full minute? An abnormal heart rate like in A Fib. Or ___________

Answer 10

atrial fibrillation

Question 11

For an abnormal rhythm you have to measure for the full minute because you can go seconds without a beat

Question 12

If patient has A fib you have to measure for the full minute because in immersive week professor might bring patient with A Fib… HAVE TO ASK IF PATIENT HAS A Fib in order for you to know it because they won’t just say it

Question 13

Sit with legs uncrossed for ________ minutes and then measure blood pressure

Answer 13

five

Question 14

Patient has to be sitting, ______ supported, feet ______ on the floor, no ankles crossed or legs crossed and arm at heart level for accurate reading

Answer 14

back

feet