Taking a patients blood pressure

Question 1

What is auscultation?

Answer 1

the action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs or other organs

Question 2

What is the antecubital fossa?

Answer 2

the shallow depression located in front of the median cubital vein in your arm

Question 3

What does systolic mean?

Answer 3

the blood pressure when the heart is contracting

Question 4

What does diastolic mean?

Answer 4

the blood pressure when your heart muscle is between beats

Question 5

What device is used to measure blood pressure?

Answer 5

a sphygomanometer

Question 6

What is the term for a patient with low blood pressure?

Answer 6

hypotension

Question 7

What is the term for a patient with high blood pressure?

Answer 7

hypertension

Question 8

How many Korotkoff sounds are there?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

How is the blood pressure recorded?

Answer 9

systolic / diastolic

Question 10

Why does the cuff size matter wen taking blood pressure?

Answer 10

the incorrect cuff size could give an incorrect reading