Instructional clip on how to take blood pressure using an aneroid sphygmomanometer.
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thankyou, started observations today, i had no idea where to find this pulse. thanks
@rmcdaniel423 You are compressing the muscle which then contracts the brachial artery, that is under the muscle.
Awesome. I have a test over this tomorrow
best video ever, thanks
I’ve found it helps to press firmly on the bell of the scope. Taking bps in hospital rooms is one thing, taking them on roadsides after MVCs is another, as is taking them in an ambulance amid the motor and AC and radio chatter. I sometimes strain to hear the sounds. My rule: If I don’t hear the sounds after 3 tries, 2 on the first arm and 1on the second, I let someone else try. I’m 60, and the kids I run with have much better ears. All else failing, palpate an accurate systolic pressure.
very easy to understand . thank you for posting this video
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Nobody in the real world ever does it this way,b ut it is the most accurate. Probably why so many health professionals in the wreal worl only have an estimated reading. Not an accurate one.
very slow method..
Helpful & easy to understand
I take my state boards test n 2 weeks && this is gonna be the enemy of mine… i can do everything else but taking blood pressure is hardest for me…im going crazy over here.. i understand it but when i do it, its never right
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Best Video..! very Helpful and simple!
This video seems very old.
@rmcdaniel423 Firstly, I don’t think you’re an idiot. I think you may have just gotten a bit confused. As far as why you palpate the brachial pulse first, it is to find the point in the AC area at which the pulse is strongest, so that you can place your stethoscope in the place where you will get the best sound quality. So you are palpating it in the AC area, then using what you feel to place your scope better. That’s just how I do it and it usually works for me.
@ICEMANof92Are you palpating and placing the bell in the AC triangle (where brachial artery is deep to AC fat, biceps tendons, etc) or just medially alongside the biceps, where it is fairly superficial and easier to feel?
And by the way . . . I know I’m palpating a radial artery when I take a pulse. I’m not an idiot. I am an MA. And I’m a pre-med student who is currently dissecting a cadaver in Regional Anatomy lab. I have a general understanding of basic arteries.
@ICEMANof92 (I’m repeating this comment because I forgot to do it as a “reply”)
So you palpate the pulse, place bell over artery, inflate till silence + 30mmHg, then deflate.
I still have 2 questions. Why bother palpating, if you are basing inflation on what you auscultate? And again, do you actually find brachial arteries that deviate complete outside the AC area? I doubt it, based on the musculature that bounds its pathway. I guess it just seems like a redundant waste of time to me.
So you palpate the pulse, place bell over artery, inflate till silence + 30mmHg, then deflate.
I still have 2 questions. Why bother palpating, if you are basing inflation on what you auscultate? And again, do you actually find brachial arteries that deviate complete outside the AC area? I doubt it, based on the musculature that bounds its pathway. I guess it just seems like a redundant waste of time to me.
@rmcdaniel423 You have probably been palpating arterial pulses and not realizing it. The radial pulse felt in the wrist is from an artery, and if you search around in the AC area, you will find the brachial pulse as well.
I don’t like doing it this way because if you have closed off the flow of blood enough that you can’t palpate a radial pulse, you won’t be able to palpate a brachial pulse either. I find it’s best to palpate the brachial pulse before inflating the cuff, then immediately place the bell of the stethoscope in the spot you felt it in. Then, inflate the cuff, listening on your way up. When you no longer hear the pulse, keep going for about another 30 mm/hg or so, and then deflate as normal.
Good explanation, I’m sure this has helped many learn!
You can palpate a brachial artery? I thought arteries were too deep for that. Even superficial veins, like medial cubital, are sometimes hard to palpate. What should I feel for, to properly palpate a brachial artery? I’ve always just positioned at the cubital fossa, with the assumption that the artery would be there. Do you find patients with arteries that deviate completely away from that fossa? I’m not an EMT. I’m an Urgent Care Clinic MA.
Why was the brachial artery not palpated for proper stethescope placement?
Classic teaching video. Gotta love the calculator watch!
thank you
that’s no excuse for being an ass dear.