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Which artery is commonly used to feel the pulse through the skin?
Which artery is commonly used to feel the pulse through the skin?
- Carotid artery
- Radial artery (correct)
- Brachial artery
- Femoral artery
What does feeling the pulse actually indicate?
What does feeling the pulse actually indicate?
- Increase in blood pressure
- Increase in heart rate (correct)
- Increase in oxygen levels
- Increase in blood volume
What does the diastolic pressure represent in blood pressure measurements?
What does the diastolic pressure represent in blood pressure measurements?
- Pressure during ventricular systole
- Pressure when the ventricles are relaxed (correct)
- Pressure during atrial systole
- Pressure when the heart is not beating
Which number in blood pressure measurements represents the pressure during ventricular systole?
Which number in blood pressure measurements represents the pressure during ventricular systole?
How is blood pressure measured?
How is blood pressure measured?
Which of the following is true about feeling the pulse through the skin?
Which of the following is true about feeling the pulse through the skin?
What is the systolic pressure in blood pressure measurements?
What is the systolic pressure in blood pressure measurements?
What is the diastolic pressure in blood pressure measurements?
What is the diastolic pressure in blood pressure measurements?
How is blood pressure measured?
How is blood pressure measured?
What are the sounds of the karatekov or korotkov named after?
What are the sounds of the karatekov or korotkov named after?
What do the sounds of the karatekov or korotkov indicate during blood pressure measurement?
What do the sounds of the karatekov or korotkov indicate during blood pressure measurement?
What is recorded on the dial of the sphygmomanometer when the blood pressure drops?
What is recorded on the dial of the sphygmomanometer when the blood pressure drops?
What does a taller mercury column in the tube indicate during blood pressure measurement?
What does a taller mercury column in the tube indicate during blood pressure measurement?
Which one of these represents the electrical signal from the atria depolarizing?
Which one of these represents the electrical signal from the atria depolarizing?
Which one of these is responsible for sending impulses to the apex and the rest of the ventricles to contract?
Which one of these is responsible for sending impulses to the apex and the rest of the ventricles to contract?
Which one of these represents the time between atria and ventricles contracting?
Which one of these represents the time between atria and ventricles contracting?
Which one of these represents the time that the ventricles spend completely depolarized before repolarizing?
Which one of these represents the time that the ventricles spend completely depolarized before repolarizing?
Which one of these represents the time of the ventricular action potential?
Which one of these represents the time of the ventricular action potential?
Which one of these represents the increase in ventricular pressure that causes the aortic pressure to increase as well?
Which one of these represents the increase in ventricular pressure that causes the aortic pressure to increase as well?
Which one of these represents the time when the semilunar valves open?
Which one of these represents the time when the semilunar valves open?
Which one of these represents the time when the ventricles contract and the AV valves close?
Which one of these represents the time when the ventricles contract and the AV valves close?
Which one of these represents atrial depolarization and its resulting contraction?
Which one of these represents atrial depolarization and its resulting contraction?
Which one of these represents the time when the blood is squeezed out of the heart during ventricular contraction?
Which one of these represents the time when the blood is squeezed out of the heart during ventricular contraction?
Which of the following represents the pressure in the artery during ventricular systole?
Which of the following represents the pressure in the artery during ventricular systole?
What is the purpose of measuring the sounds of the karatekov or korotkov during blood pressure measurement?
What is the purpose of measuring the sounds of the karatekov or korotkov during blood pressure measurement?
What do the lub-dub sounds represent during the cardiac cycle?
What do the lub-dub sounds represent during the cardiac cycle?
What are murmurs in relation to blood pressure measurement?
What are murmurs in relation to blood pressure measurement?
What is the purpose of feeling one's pulse?
What is the purpose of feeling one's pulse?
What is the purpose of measuring blood pressure using a column of mercury in a tube?
What is the purpose of measuring blood pressure using a column of mercury in a tube?
What is the purpose of the karatekov or korotkov sounds during blood pressure measurement?
What is the purpose of the karatekov or korotkov sounds during blood pressure measurement?
What happens when the blood pressure drops during blood pressure measurement?
What happens when the blood pressure drops during blood pressure measurement?
What is the purpose of measuring the diastolic pressure in blood pressure measurements?
What is the purpose of measuring the diastolic pressure in blood pressure measurements?
What is the purpose of feeling the pulse near major arteries close to the skin?
What is the purpose of feeling the pulse near major arteries close to the skin?
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Study Notes
Blood Pressure Measurement
- The radial artery is commonly used to feel the pulse through the skin.
- Feeling the pulse indicates the heart's ability to pump blood effectively.
Blood Pressure Components
- Diastolic pressure represents the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest (between beats).
- Systolic pressure represents the pressure during ventricular systole (when the heart is pumping).
- Blood pressure is measured using a sphygmomanometer, which consists of an inflatable cuff and a mercury column.
Korotkov Sounds
- The Korotkov sounds are named after Nikolai Korotkov.
- The sounds indicate the blood pressure.
- The Korotkov sounds are used to measure blood pressure.
ECG Components
- The P wave represents the electrical signal from the atria depolarizing.
- The AV node is responsible for sending impulses to the apex and the rest of the ventricles to contract.
- The PR interval represents the time between atria and ventricles contracting.
- The QT interval represents the time of the ventricular action potential.
- The ST segment represents the time that the ventricles spend completely depolarized before repolarizing.
- The T wave represents the increase in ventricular pressure that causes the aortic pressure to increase as well.
- The QRS complex represents the time when the semilunar valves open.
- The QRS complex also represents the time when the ventricles contract and the AV valves close.
- The P wave also represents atrial depolarization and its resulting contraction.
- The T wave also represents the time when the blood is squeezed out of the heart during ventricular contraction.
Blood Pressure Measurement Purpose
- The purpose of measuring blood pressure is to assess the pressure in the arteries.
- The purpose of feeling the pulse is to assess the heart's ability to pump blood effectively.
- The purpose of measuring the Korotkov sounds is to determine the blood pressure.
- The purpose of using a column of mercury in a tube is to measure blood pressure.
- Murmurs are abnormal sounds heard during blood pressure measurement.
Note: I've grouped similar concepts together under headings to make the study notes more organized and easier to review.
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