JTA: D - b

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Measuring blood pressure
Have the patient in a seated position with palm facing up and arm at heart level.    Have the patient relax and not move during the reading.   Mark the brachial artery just above the antecubital fossa.

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Wrap the BP cuff snuggly around the upper arm.        -2 inches above the antecubital             fossa        -Be sure to use the appropriate          sized cuff (the cuff should          encircle ≥80% of the upper          arm)      
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Place the stethescope over the brachial artery.       -Do not place the stethoscope          underneath the cuff.  
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Rapidly inflate the cuff to roughly 20 mmHg higher than the first Korotkoff sound.   Release air from the cuff at a rate of 2 mmHg/sec.
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As the cuff deflates, listen for the Kortokoff sounds.   The first Korotkoff sound is the systolic blood pressure.   The diastolic blood pressure is when the Korotkoff sounds disappear   

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Blood pressure is recorded as "Systolic / Diastolic".   Normal blood pressure: 120/80   Hypertension: 140/90       *Recorded on more than one occasion

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