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Instructions for Proper Office Blood Pressure Measurement
Conditions
 • Quiet room with comfortable temperature.
 • Before measurements:
oscillometric) upper-arm cuff ... Cuff • Size according ... circumference (smaller cuff ... overestimates and larger cuff ... bladder of the cuff
How to measure your blood pressure at home
1) PREPARE
 - Avoid caffeine, cigarettes and other stimulants
POSITION - Put cuff ... Position arm so cuff ... position during measurements ... - Record your measurements ... bloodpressure #measurement
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement ... Use Appropriate Cuff ... Size Place Cuff ... limb) • Place cuff ... SBP • Inflate Cuff
How to measure Pulsus Paradoxus
 - Step 1: Take a normal manual blood pressure to determine
Inflate the BP cuff ... Step 3: Lower the cuff ... deflate out of the cuff ... Continue lowering the cuff ... Pulsus #Paradoxus #measurement
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff
LVOT measurement
1. PLX view zoom mode
2. Measure within 5 mm to 10 mm from aortic annulus
LVOT measurement ... Mid-systole #LVOT #measurements
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff ... patients without a cuff
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
weaning mode, ETT cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff ... Low Pressure - Cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Trousseau's sign in hypocalcemia is elicited in when the hand
blood pressure cuff
Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Gastric Tube  Cuff ... Aspiration past the Cuff