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How to Measure the Blood Pressure Correctly

Measuring blood pressure is very important to correctly diagnose the presence of

hypertension and evaluate the antihypertensive treatment response.

Blood pressure, is the force of blood pushing against artery walls, pressure is determined by

the strength and amount of blood pumped, and the size and flexibility of the arteries,

measured with a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope.Blood pressure is continually changing depending on activity, temperature, diet, emotional

state, attitude, physical condition, and medications.

Blood pressure measuring device which is best used?

Blood pressure cuff or sphygmomanometer there are 3 types: the use of mercury, aneroid

type and digital type. Gauges the ideal is the use of mercury, but its use must be properly

What should be considered before doing blood pressure checks?

Before the examination should be sure your bladder is empty and avoid the consumption of

coffee, alcohol and cigarettes, because all it would increase the blood pressure of the true

value. Should rest sitting quietly for 5 minutes before the examination and do not talk duringthe examination. Calm your mind, because the mind of tension and stress will raise blood

pressure.

How is the best position during blood pressure measurement?

Blood pressure checks should be done in a sitting position with flexed elbows on the table,

with palms facing upwards and your arms should be as high heart.

What is the procedure of blood pressure checks good?

Having watched some of the above, blood pressure checks can be performed. Some of the

steps taken in the examination of blood pressure using a mercury sphygmomanometer:1. Fit a cuff on the upper arm, with a lower limit cuff 2-3 cm from the elbow fold and note the

position of the pipe which will suppress the cuff just above the throbbing artery in the folding

elbow (brachial artery)

2. Place the stethoscope just above the brachial artery

3. Handle arterial pulsation at the wrist (radial artery) - (see picture)

4. Pompalah cuff until the cuff pressure reaches 30 mmHg after radial arterial pulsation

disappears.

5. Open the valve cuff and cuff pressure dibirkan decreases slowly with the speed of 2-3

mmHg / sec

6. When the first sound is heard, remember and record the systolic pressure.

7. The last sound is heard is recorded as the diastolic pressure

8. Lower cuff pressure to 0 mmHg, and then release the cuff.

Dr. Sari tells us there are several things to consider before and while performing blood

pressure checks, namely:

1. Make sure her bladder is empty, and try not to hold urine in conditions.

2. Avoiding consumption of coffee, alcohol and cigarettes, because all it can increase blood

pressure.

3. We recommend that you first break for 5 minutes prior to review, and do not check the

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current condition of the body just got here and breathless.

4. Do not talk or joking during the measurement.

5. Calm your mind, because the mind is tense and stress will raise blood pressure than it

should.

6. Examination performed in a sitting position with flexed elbow on the table and your palms

facing up.7. Use the cuff according to the patient and do not use the cuff of children to adults.

8. Place the stethoscope just above the brachial artery. At the first sound heard is recorded

as the systolic pressure and the last sound heard is recorded as the diastolic pressure.

Blood pressure has several classifications based on the value of systolic and diastoliknya,

namely:

1. Normal blood pressure, if sistoliknya less than 120 mmHg and diastoliknya less than 80

mmHg.

2. Prehypertension, if sistoliknya diastoliknya 120-139 mmHg and 80-89 mmHg.3. Stage 1 hypertension, if sistoliknya diastoliknya 140-159 mmHg and 90-99 mmHg.

4. Hypertension stage 2, if sistoliknya more than 160 mmHg and diastoliknya more than 100

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Systolic pressure

Systolic blood pressure is the pressure in the event of cardiac muscle contraction. [1] This

term is specifically used to refer to the maximum arterial pressure during contraction of the

lobe of the left ventricular heart. Time span of contraction called systole.

In the format of writing a number of blood pressure, generally, the first number is the systolicpressure. For example, blood pressure at 120/80 figures show the value of systolic pressure

of 120 mmHg.

Diastolic pressure

Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart was not constrict or relax. At the

heart rate curve, diastolic pressure is blood pressure that is described in the range between

the heart rate graph