Pulse pressure

blood pressure (SBP). Despite the existence of a potential auscultatory gap, where an underestimation of SBP can occur, crosschecking with the palpation method can eliminate this potential error. The palpation method as well is also subjected to many sources of error, such as strength of the pulse, location etc., and it requires the cuff to be more deflated, giving a lower systolic pressure reading, making it only a good estimate. 2. The common physiological determinants for pulse pressure,…

vessels, and organs. The cause of scleroderma is unknown and there is no cure for this disease at this time. Someone that has this chronic illness will be likely to experience high vital signs. Their blood pressure will rise due to the blood vessels stiffening, which will result in their pulse rising. Their respiration will rise due to their lungs…

Did you know hypertension (high blood pressure) is a relatively common and potentially life threatening disease in cats? This condition can be dangerous, and responsible for a variety of disorders that adversely affect a cat’s eyesight, kidney function, or cardiac function. Similar to humans, during the early phase of hypertension, your cat may show no outward clinical signs or changes to clue you in on the problem. Cats with advanced hypertension will typically exhibit problems associated with…

border. To document more information about the murmur, which action will the nurse take next? a. Find the point of maximal impulse. b. Determine the timing of the murmur. USTESTBANK.COM c. Compare the apical and radial pulse rates. d. Palpate the quality of the peripheral pulses. ANS: B Murmurs are caused by turbulent blood flow, such as occurs when blood flows through a damaged valve. Relevant information includes the position in which the murmur is heard best (e.g., sitting and leaning…

listen for systolic blood pressure compared to palpation of systolic blood pressure at wrist. It is easier to listen for the ‘tap’ during the systolic pressure rather than palpating for it, as the systolic pressure may not be palpated if it is a weak pulse. 2. Systolic pressure: • Pressure in the arteries when the blood is being pumped out of the heart into the arteries • The maximum blood pressure, when the ventricles are in contracting phase Diastolic pressure: • Pressure in the arteries…

and standing 120/72 mmHg. When comparing the results to the class, subject’s systolic blood pressure was lower and diastolic was higher than the class average in the supine position. The subjects pulse pressure PP was 40, lower than the class of 46 and female average of 45 while, MAP was 93, higher than the class average of 89 but lower than the female average of 95. When subjects were standing blood pressure increased from when they were lying down and sitting. This is because when lying down…

afterload. These drugs increase vasodilatory effects causing reduction in blood pressure. Risk factors include diabetes, more than 70 years of age and co-administration with other agents that affect the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) such as ACE inhibitors and beta blockers (O’Donovan, 2014). Beta blocking agents is another example of anti-hypertensive drugs. The immediate effect is to reduce systolic blood pressure by 20 (mmHg) millimetre of mercury. Therefore, it is essential to…

carotid-toe pulse wave velocity (PWV) increases more with age than the carotid-radial PWV. This is due to the reduction of elasticity in central arteries; the PWV of these arteries is included in the carotid-toe measurement but not the carotid-radial measurement. First of all, the propagative model of the circulatory system is used when examining PWV. This model consists of distensible arteries that end with resistance vessels, whose distributed elastic properties allow the generation of a…

Hypertension A.K.A. High Blood Pressure I picked High Blood Pressure also known as Hypertension for my disease for this assignment. The main reason is because it seems everyone around me has high blood pressure. A coworker has high blood pressure and did not take his medications and ended up having a really bad stroke. I didn’t realize until that happened that it could be as serious as a stroke to people. My husband has high blood pressure and I am on him all the time about taking his medicine.…

percutaneous twist-drill craniostomy (TDC), operative burr-hole evacuation (BHC), and craniotomy. The neurosurgeon and the patient’s son agreed on TDC; the son signed the informed consent. The patient was placed on continuous electrocardiograph (ECG) and pulse oximetry. In regards to emergency surgery and patients who are on antiplatelet medications such as clopidogrel and aspirin, the American Society of Hematology (2011), recommends pre-operative platelet transfusion. An indwelling urinary…