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    Blood Pressure - Report

    Exercise 1: Auscultation
    Auscultation
    Volunteer's Name Systolic pressure (mmHg) Diastolic pressure (mmHg)
    Student 1 126 87

    Study Question
    1. What are some possible sources of error or variation in this technique of blood pressure measurement?
    Exercise 2: Cardio Microphone

    Cardiomicrophone
    Volunteer's Name Systolic pressure (mmHg) Diastolic pressure (mmHg)
    Student 2 130 73

    Study Questions
    1. Explain the underlying cause of the Kortokoff Sounds that you detected with the Cardio Microphone as the cuff pressure was
    decreased.
    Exercise 3: Blood pressure and pulse

    Systolic Blood Pressure


    Volunteer's Name Systolic pressure (mmHg)
    Student 3 116

    Study Questions
    1. Comment on how the systolic pressure determined by auscultation and by pulse detection compare for each of the subjects in
    your group.

    2. From your results, do you think that pulse measurement can replace the stethoscope in determining diastolic pressure?
    Exercise 4: Hydrostatic effects

    Hydrostatic Effects on Blood Pressure


    Conditions Systolic pressure (mmHg)
    arm flexed to 90 degrees 123
    arm fully extended 141
    arm held above head 54

    Study Questions
    1. Explain the differences in pressure with the arm in different positions.
    Hint: the pressure in a column of fluid depends on height. In a column of blood, a difference in height of one meter corresponds to a
    pressure difference of 10.3 kPa or 77 mmHg.

    2. Given the variation in pressure with height, in clinical medicine human blood pressure is normally referenced to heart level.
    Does this usually affect the pressure recorded from the upper arm?

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