Vital Signs Flashcards
Force exerted by the blood against the vessel walls
Blood pressure
Unit of blood pressure
Millimeters of mercury mmHg
Left ventricle pumps blood into the aorta
Systole
During diastole as the ventricle relax
Trough
Minimal pressure exerted against arterial walls
Diastolic pressure
Diastolic pressure
Relaxation
Systolic
Contraction
Before diastolic
Systolic
120/80
Systolic and diastolic
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Pulse pressure
Pressure is 120/80; pulse is?
40mmHg
2 types of Pulse pressure
- Narrow/low pulse pressure
- Wide/high pulse pressure
Narrow/low pulse pressure
<25mmHg
Wide/high pulse pressure
> 80mmHg
Consistently high
Arteriosclerosis
WHO recommends that bp routines check in _____, ______, ______ providing that the arm is leveled to the ______.
Sitting, supine, standing
Right atrium
SBP
Systolic blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure
Maximum pressure of the blood
Systolic blood pressure is
120/80
Exerted on the arterial wall at the peak of the contraction of the left ventricle (pushes oxygenated blood)
Systolic blood pressure
DBP
Diastolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
Minimum pressure
Exerted when the left ventricle is at rest
Diastolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure is
120/80
Normal blood pressure
Recommendations: healthy lifestyle choices and yearly checks.
<120/<80
Elevated Blood pressure
Recommendations: healthy lifestyle changes, reassessed in 3-6 months
120-129/<80
High blood pressure/Stage 1
Recommendations: 10 year heart disease and stroke risk assessment. If less than 10% risk, lifestyle changes and medication with monthly follow-ups until BP controlled
130-139/80-89 mmHg
High blood pressure/stage 2
Recommendations: lifestyle changes and 2 different classes of medicine, with monthly follow-ups until BP is controlled.
≥140/≥90
