Blood presure measurement dibawa oleh
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1. Initially, ensure that you have all the necessary equipment. This is a sphygmomanometer, a stethoscope and hand cleaning gel.
2. It is important when measuring blood pressure to build a rapport with your patient so as to prevent 'White Coat Syndrome' which may give you an inaccurately high reading. Therefore, ensure you introduce yourself to the patient, explain the procedure answering any questions they may have, and ask for their consent. You should also explain to them that they may feel some discomfort as you inflate the cuff, but that this will be shortlived. Make sure they are sitting comfortably, with their arm rested.
3. Next, as with all clinical procedures, it is vital that you wash your hands with alcohol rub.
4. You should ensure that you have the correct cuff size for your patient. A different cuff size may be required for obese patients and children.
5. Wrap the cuff around the patient's upper arm ensuring the arrow is in line with the brachial artery. This should be determined by feeling the brachial pulse.
6. Next you need to determine a rough value for the systolic blood pressure. This can be done by palpating the brachial or radial pulse and inflating the cuff until the pulse can no longer be felt. The reading at this point should be noted and the cuff deflated.
7. Now that you have a rough value, the true value can be measured. Place the diaphragm of your stethoscope over the brachial artery and re-inflate the cuff to 20-30 mmHg higher than the estimated value taken before. Then deflate the cuff at 2-3 mmHg per second until you hear the first Korotkov sound - this is the systolic blood pressure. Continue to deflate the cuff until the sounds disappear, the 5th Korotokov sound - this is the diastolic blood pressure.
8. If the blood pressure is greater than 140/90, you should wait for 1 minute and re-check.
9. Furthermore, you should explain to your examiner that you would want to check the blood pressure standing to check for a significant drop (>20 mmHg after 2 minutes). This would suggest a postural hypotension.
10. Finally, you should give the reading to the patient and thank them.
