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CMA Chapter 19
Vitals: Blood Pressure
Term | Definition |
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Diastole | Phase in cardiac cycle where heart relaxes between contractions |
Diastolic pressure | Point of lesser pressure on the arterial walls |
Hypertension | High blood pressure |
Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
Meniscus | Curved surface on the column of liquid in a tube |
Pulse pressure | Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures |
Sphygmomanometer | An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
Stethoscope | An instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body |
Systole | Phase of heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries. |
Systolic pressure | Phase in cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta |