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Features
- Key Terms in the Manual/Procedure
- The manual typically outlines procedures using these medical terms:
Technical Specifications
| Cuff | A fabric sleeve containing an internal, inflatable rubber bag (bladder) that is wrapped around the upper arm. |
| Inflation Bulb | A manually operated rubber pump used to inflate the cuff with air. |
| Valve | A screw-type mechanism that controls the gradual release of air from the cuff. |
| Manometer | The pressure-measuring unit, which can be a mercury column (mercury sphygmomanometer, considered the "gold standard" for accuracy but less common due to toxicity concerns) or a calibrated clock-style dial gauge (aneroid sphygmomanometer). |
| Stethoscope | Used in manual (auscultatory) measurements to listen for the specific sounds of blood flow (known as Korotkoff sounds) in the brachial artery as the cuff deflates. |
| Auscultation | The process of listening to internal body sounds (in this case, arterial blood flow sounds) with a stethoscope. |
| Brachial Artery | The major artery in the upper arm where the cuff is placed and sounds are auscultated. |
| Systolic Pressure | The pressure exerted against the artery walls when the heart beats (the first sound heard during deflation). |
| Diastolic Pressure | The pressure in the arteries between heartbeats (when the sounds disappear during deflation). |
| mmHg (millimeters of mercury) | The standard unit of measurement for blood pressure readings. |
| Hypertension/Hypotension | Medical terms for high and low blood pressure, respectively, which are conditions monitored using the device. |
