True Or False
Blood pressure is the force of blood against artery walls.
What is true?
Blood pressure is expressed as these two numbers.
What are systolic and diastolic pressure?
A BP reading of 118/78 in a 25-year-old adult.
What is normal?
A patient faints from low blood pressure. This condition is called what?
What is hypotension?
Chronically high blood pressure is called this.
What is hypertension?
Normal adult blood pressure is 100/60.
What is False?
The unit used to measure blood pressure is this.
What is millimeters of mercury (mmHg)?
A BP reading of 145/95 in a 50-year-old adult.
What is abnormal (hypertension)?
A patient with blocked arteries has high blood pressure, putting them at risk for what heart condition?
What is heart attack or heart failure?
Chronically low blood pressure is called this.
What is hypotension?
True or False – Korotkoff sounds disappear when diastolic pressure is reached.
What is True?
The artery most commonly used to measure blood pressure with a cuff is this.
What is the brachial artery?
A BP reading of 85/55 in a dehydrated patient.
What is abnormal (hypotension)?
A patient arrives at the ER for a stroke, what has happened to his blood vessels?
What is vessels burst?
Hypertension can lead to this type of brain event when vessels burst.
What is a stroke?
True or False – Blood pressure is affected only by the heart and not by the kidneys.
What is False?
What is the normal cuff inflation range for a young, healthy adult?
What is 160-180 mmHg?
A BP reading of 150/100 in a pregnant adult
What is abnormal (hypertension)?
A patient drinks coffee and smokes before a blood pressure test. What might happen to the reading?
What is an artificially elevated reading?
What type of abnormality of blood pressure causes kidney failure?
What is hypertension?
Crossing legs while measuring blood pressure can cause inaccurate readings.
What is True?
(Bonus) What is the medical name of a blood pressure cuff?
What is a sphygmomanometer?
A BP reading of 200/120 in the ER.
What is abnormal (hypertensive crisis)?
What is happening to a patient's brain who is confused and fatigued with hypotension?
What is the brain is experiencing reduced blood flow?
Name two symptoms of hypotension listed in the slideshow.
What are confusion, fatigue, pale skin, or fainting?
Any two