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What should you do before beginning? |
Explain procedure correctly to patient without alarming him/her. |
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How should patient be positioned? |
With arm slightly flexed, palm up, and the arm supported at heart level. |
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How/where should cuff be placed? |
The deflated cuff should be placed on bare arm, 1" above anticubitol fossa, with the bladder over the brachial artery. |
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What step occurs directly after the placement of the cuff? |
The brachial pulse should be palpated & noted. |
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After palpating the brachial artery, what should you do? |
The earpiece of stethoscope should be |
