Blood Pressure Measurement

The length of the cuff s bladder should be at least equal to 80 of the circumference of the upper arm.

Blood pressure measurement.

Blood pressure readings fall into four general categories ranging from normal to stage 2 high blood pressure hypertension. The level of your blood pressure determines what kind of treatment you may need. An introductory video explaining how to manually measure blood pressure. Blood pressure bp is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system when used without qualification the term blood pressure refers to the pressure in the large arteries blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure maximum pressure during one heartbeat.

To get an accurate blood pressure measurement your doctor should evaluate your readings based on the average of two or more blood pressure. In this video we are sharing with you the auscultatory method of determining systol. The gauge uses a unit of measurement called millimeters of mercury mmhg to measure the pressure in your blood vessels. Learn more about blood pressure measurements.

If you have high blood pressure talk to your health care team about steps to take to control your blood pressure to lower your risk for heart disease and stroke. When your doctor takes your blood pressure it s expressed as a measurement with two numbers with one number on top systolic and one on the bottom diastolic like a fraction. To begin blood pressure measurement use a properly sized blood pressure cuff. See how you can make healthy changes to your lifestyle to lower it.

Wrap the cuff around the upper arm with the cuff s lower edge one inch above the antecubital fossa.