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Gen Med II quiz 1
NIBP Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another name for high blood pressure is, | hypertension |
| The blood pressure reading when the heart is contracting is called the_________ pressure. | systolic |
| The resting pressure of the heart is called the___________ pressure | diastolic |
| When taking a blood pressure reading a machine or a nurse listens for the __________ sound. | Korotkoff |
| This is the sound of the __________ of blood flow. | occlusion |
| What percent of the blood pressure cuff should cover the arm? | 80% |
| Another extremity other than the arm that can be used to take a blood pressure reading? | thigh |
| What task are you performing when you enter service mode on an NIBP when you enter service mode and inflate the cuff to 200mmHG, and check for a leak-down of less than 15mmHG. | leak test |
| What are the standards for the max pressure test on an NIBP machine? | 300mmHG +-10% |
| How many alarms are there on most NIBP machine? | 4 |
| Hi/Low systolic, Hi low diastolic, MAP and pulse rate are all types of | Alarms |
| There are how many types of blood pressure cuffs are there? | 6 |
| Adult, Small, Medium and large thigh, peds and neo are all sizes of | blood pressure cuffs |
| what converts a mechanical pressure to an electrical potential? | pressure transducer |
| what converts an electrical signal to a mechanical pressure? | solenoid |
| what is a common application for a solenoid? | valve |