Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute
hypertension
an abnormally high blood pressure
sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)
an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
your heart rate is measured in...
beats per minute (bpm)
normal systolic pressure is...
120 or less
when taking your pulse you count the number of beats you feel in 30 seconds and multiply by...
2 to find your heart rate in beats per minute(bpm)
diastolic pressure
blood pressure that remains between heart contractions
the average resting heart rate for an adult is...
72 beats per minute
normal diastolic pressure is...
80 or less
when your can no longer hear the heart beat that is your...
diastolic pressure
prehypertension
is when you are at the risk of getting hypertension
when taking your pulse never use your thumb because...
it contains a blood vessel large enough for a pulse to be felt
ACE inhibitor
it helps to lower blood pressure
Radial pulse
locate the radial pulse at the wrist. if you have trouble finding pulse turn wrist palm up. wrap other wrist(palm up) around it until your fingers fold over the radial artery
Carotid pulse
locate this pulse using your index and middle fingers on your neck. slide your fingers alongside your jaw bone and down into the depression on the side of your neck
It is important to take an average resting heart rate then relying on one because...
mistakes can be made when taking a persons blood pressure
Each pulse you feel corresponds with...
one beat of your heart
blood pressure
pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury
examples that can change blood pressure in a given day
stress, salt, caffeine, exercise, amount of sleep
cuff is placed on upper arm and is inflated to cut off blood flow. with a stethoscope listen form heart beat to return that is your...
systolic pressure
blood pressure values are reported (shown) as...
systolic pressure over diastolic pressure
Systolic pressure
the pressure generated by the left ventricle
Pulse
the rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body
resting heart rate is...
your bpm when seated comfortably