PHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following statements about measuring blood pressure is incorrect?
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A stethoscope and sphymomanometer is used to measure blood pressure
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High blood pressure is known as hypertension
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Systole and diastole represent the contraction and relaxation of the heart, respectively.
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The first sound you hear while measuring a person’s blood pressure is referred to as diastole
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Systolic and diastolic blood pressure Traditionally, the systolic blood pressure is taken to be the pressure at which the first Korotkoff sound is first heard and the diastolic blood pressure is the pressure at which the fourth Korotkoff sound is just barely audible.
Detailed explanation-2: -Your provider will then open a valve on the cuff to slowly release air from it. As the cuff deflates, blood pressure will fall. As the pressure falls, a measurement is taken when the sound of blood pulsing is first heard. This is the systolic pressure.
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