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Mind Map by Sally Parker, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sally Parker
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Paramedic Science Y1 - Blood Pressure
- What is Blood Pressure?
- The pressure measured within large
arteries in the systemic circulation.
- Systolic / Diastolic Blood Pressure
- Diastolic BP describes the lowest
pressure within the large arteries
during heart muscle relaxation between
beats.
- Systolic Pressure is the maximum
pressure within the large arteties with
the heart muscle contracts to push blood
through the body.
- Diastolic BP describes the lowest
pressure within the large arteries
during heart muscle relaxation between
beats.
- DIRECTLY
INDICATES
- Cardiac Output
- Arterial elasticity
- peripheral vascular resistance
- Cardiac Output
- The pressure measured within large
arteries in the systemic circulation.
- Physiology
- Adult "Normal" is roughly 120/80
- Children "Normal" is roughly 100/60
- Infants "Normal" is roughly 95/60
- Hypertension (High BP)
- Anything over 140/80
- Anything over 180/120 is a hypertensive emergency
- Anything over 180/120 is a hypertensive emergency
- Can be caused by...
- Old Age
- Obesity
- Stress/fear/anxiety
- Medication
- Old Age
- Physical presentation
- headaches
- severe anxiety
- Chest pain
- vision change
- shortness of breath
- nosebleed
- headaches
- Anything over 140/80
- Adult "Normal" is roughly 120/80
- Hypotension (Low BP)
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