Basic b/p
What does b/p stand for?
blood pressure
What position should the patient be in?
Seated, back supported feet, flat, arm supported
What is normal b/p.
What is generally less than 120/80.
What instrument is commonly used to measure b/p
What is blood pressure cuff/ monitor
What is one symptom of high blood pressure
What is dizziness.
What are the 2 b/p number called.
What does systolic and diastolic?
Where is the b/p cuff placed.
What around the upper arm with the artery marker positioned correctly.
What does 120/80 mean?
What is a reference point or guide line.
What happens if the blood pressure cuff is too small?
It can produce a false reading.
A patient as you what is their blood pressure what do you do?
Provide b/p reading any additional questions ask the nurse.
Pressure when the heart contracts
What is systolic?
Why must the cuff be the correct size.
What an incorrect cuff can produce inaccurate readings.
What is 130-139 systolic, and 80-89 diastolic
What is stage one HTN.
Where should the patient's arm be positioned
It should be supported approximately heart level.
What organs are affected by high blood pressure.
heart, lungs, brain, kidneys and blood vessels.
Pressure when heart relaxes?
What is diastolic .
Where should the arm be positioned.
What is supported around the heart level?
What is considered a high diastolic reading?
What is a diastolic greater than 90.
Do you have always symptoms with HTN?
What is no.
Why is HTN called a silent killer?
The person may not have any symtoms.
What is persistently elevated b/p called
What is hypertension.
What can cause an inaccurate b/p reading.
Moving , crossed legs, wrong cuff size, unsupported arm, measuring immediately after activity.
Systolic the upper number is_____ and diastolic number is ____________
What is contracting and relaxing.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
A drop when someone move from sitting to standing.
Name one lifestyle change to lower blood pressure.
low salt diet, exercise, physical activity, eating food low in saturated fats.