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Blood Pressure Assessment. If these conditions exist obtain the blood pressure in an alternative extremity. Blood pressure assessment is an integral part of clinical practice. With 120 80 the mean arterial pressure is 80 1 3 40 93. The systolic pressure minus the diastolic pressure.
Before obtaining a blood pressure reading it is important to inspect and consider conditions that would prevent the use of a blood pressure cuff such as a history of clots or presence of current clots lymphedema wounds a fistula or current iv access lines. Blood pressure should be taken in both arms at least once due to normal variance in pressure. With 120 80 the mean arterial pressure is 80 1 3 40 93. Determined either directly by catheterization or estimated with a formula. Diastolic pressure 1 3 x systolic pressure diastolic pressure. To obtain a more accurate bp the average of at least 2 measurements should be used.
Diastolic pressure 1 3 x systolic pressure diastolic pressure.
With 120 80 the mean arterial pressure is 80 1 3 40 93. Diastolic pressure 1 3 x systolic pressure diastolic pressure. With 120 80 the pulse pressure is 40. Other blood pressure calculations. Subsequent readings should be taken in the arm with the higher pressure. To obtain a more accurate bp the average of at least 2 measurements should be used.