GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -a stethoscope. a blood pressure cuff with a squeezable balloon. an aneroid monitor with a numbered dial to read the measurements.

Detailed explanation-2: -To measure blood pressure, your doctor uses an instrument call a sphygmomanometer, which is more often referred to as a blood pressure cuff. The cuff is wrapped around your upper arm and inflated to stop the flow of blood in your artery.

Detailed explanation-3: -Connect the cuff tubing to the sphygmo-manometer tubing and secure. Rest the patient’s arm on a surface that is level with their arm. Place the stethoscope over the brachial artery (in the bend of the elbow) and listen to the pulse (Figure 2). Pump up the cuff slowly and listen for when the pulse disappears.

Detailed explanation-4: -Single lumen, single head stethoscopes are inexpensive and often used for taking blood pressures and in isolation rooms or other situations when disposable models are more practical. Double lumen stethoscopes are more sensitive than single lumen stethoscopes because they provide an individual sound channel to each ear.