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BP Terms

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Viscosity   Thickness of blood; ease with which blood flows through the vessels.  
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Sphymomanometer   Instrument used for measurement of arterial blood pressure.  
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Arrhythmia   Abnormal heart rhythm.  
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Essential hypertension   Elevated blood pressure (in hypertensive range) without know cause.  
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Intermittent hypertension   Blood pressure elevates a small amount over the normal range, from time to time without cause.  
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Palpatory blood pressure   Method of obtaining BP whereby brachial or radial artery is palpated while deflating the BP cuff.  
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Systolic   Represents pressure exerted on arteries during heart contraction.  
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Stethoscope   Instruments used for auscultation of korotkoff sounds.  
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Atherosclerosis   Narrowing of the arterial lumen caused by deposits of fatty plaues along the internal wall of the artery.  
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Blood volume   total amount of circulating blood.  
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Meniscus   Curved surface at the top of column of liquid in a tube.  
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Hypertension   Diastolic measurement over 90 mm Hg  
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Malignant Hypertension   Progressive hypertension which produces severe symptoms and has a poor prognosis if left untreated.  
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Stroke volume   Amount of blood ejected from the heart per contraction.  
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Peripheral Resistance   Opposing force of the vessel against the blood; pertaining to the health and elasticity of the vessel.  
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Hypotension   Blood pressure lower than the normal range - 80 mm hg systolic is necessary for renal perfusion.  
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Blood pressure   Force exerted by the blood against the vessel wall.  
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Korotkoff sounds   sounds or beats heard through the stethoscope while cuff is being deflated.  
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Diastolic Pressure   Lowest pressure against wall of the artery, during relaxation of the ventricle of the heart.  
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Arteriosclerosis   Harding, thickening and loss of elasticity (narrowing) of the arterial wall.  
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Cardiac output   Amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.  
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