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Jan 3, 2024 · Watch this video to learn how to measure blood pressure using a manual monitor.
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- Overview
- Preparing to Check Your Blood Pressure
- Positioning the Blood Pressure Cuff
- Measuring Your Blood Pressure
- Interpreting the Results
If you or someone you know is at risk for high or low blood pressure, you may want to invest in a manual blood pressure kit for home use. Learning how to take your blood pressure manually may take a little practice, but it is actually quite easy once you learn how. You'll need to know what to wear, when to take your blood pressure, how to take it a...
Verify that you have the right cuff size.
A standard size blood pressure cuff purchased from a drugstore will fit around the arm of most adults. However, if you have an especially narrow or wide arm, or if you plan to take the blood pressure of a child, you may need a different size.
Check the size of a cuff before buying it. Look at the "index" line. This is the range line on the cuff that tells you if it fits.
Once it is on the patient's arm it will tell you whether or not the circumference of your arm fits within the "range" area of the cuff.
If you do not use the proper cuff size, you may end up with an inaccurate measurement.
Avoid factors that can increase blood pressure.
Place your index and middle fingers over the inside center of your inner elbow. When you press lightly you should be able to feel the pulse of your brachial artery from this position.
If you have difficultly locating your pulse, place the head of the stethoscope (the round piece at the end of the tube) in the same general area and listen until you can hear your heartbeat.
Wrap the cuff around your arm.
Tuck the cuff end through the metal loop and slide it onto your upper arm. The cuff should be roughly 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the bend of your elbow and should be evenly tight around your arm.
Make sure that your skin is not pinched by the cuff as you wrap it securely. The cuff should have heavy duty velcro on it, which will hold the cuff closed.
Check the tightness of the cuff by slipping two fingertips underneath.
Rapidly squeeze the pump bulb until you no longer hear the sound of your pulse through the stethoscope. Stop once the gauge reads 30 to 40 mmHg above your normal blood pressure.
If you do not know your normal blood pressure, inflate the cuff until the gauge reads between 160 to 180 mmHg.
Open the airflow valve by twisting the screw counterclockwise. Let the cuff deflate gradually.
The gauge should fall 2 mm, or two lines on the gauge, per second.
Listen for the systolic reading.
Note the measurement on your gauge at the precise moment you hear your heartbeat again. This measurement is your systolic reading.
Know what normal blood pressure should be.
For an adult, the systolic blood pressure should be less than 120 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure should be less than 80 mmHg.
This range is considered "normal." Healthy behaviors, including diet and exercise, should be maintained in order to maintain this blood pressure range.
Prehypertension is not necessarily dangerous by itself, but someone with prehypertension is at risk of experiencing hypertension in the future. An adult in a state of prehypertension will have a systolic blood pressure between 120 and 139 mmHG and a diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 89 mmHg.
Talk to a health care professional about making changes to your diet and lifestyle in order to drop your blood pressure.
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Dec 11, 2023 · Last updated: December 11, 2023. Download free cheat sheet. Table of contents. What supplies are needed to take a manual blood pressure? How to choose the appropriate cuff size for a client. How to take manual blood pressure: step-by-step guide. How to palpate the brachial artery. What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure?
