Technical Skills Review

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

Highest pressure against blood vessel walls.

Represented by first heart sound when taking blood pressure

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

What artery is used to measure blood pressure?

• carotid artery

• radial artery

• brachial artery

• popliteal artery

The carotid artery is located in the:

• neck

• wrist

• arm

• groin

The radial artery is located in the:

• neck

• arm

• wrist

• groin

Which of the following blood pressure readings would be indicative of hypertension:

• 120/80

• 110/60

• 170/96

• 140/90 in a 60-year-old woman

Device used to take blood pressure:

• defibrillator

• stethoscope

• sphygmomameter

• thermometer

The 120 in the reading 120/80 represents the:

• systolic pressure

• arterial pulse

• diastolic pressure

• hypertension

When measuring arterial pulse, why is it recommended not to use your thumb:

• The tip of the thumb is too thick to feel the pulse.

• Most people have experienced nerve damage in their thumb and cannot feel the pulse.

• The thumb also has a pulse and can cause counting confusion.

• It is recommended to use your thumb when measuring arterial pulse.

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