Blood

Pressure
GROUP 4

TLE 9
 Topic Outline
INTRODUCTION GUIDE CHART

TOOLS AND HOW TO

STEP-BY-STEP

USE THEM PROCEDURES

ADDITIONAL

DO'S AND DON'TS INFORMATION

Introduction
Introduction
Blood pressure is the force of

blood pushing against the walls

of the arteries as the heart

pumps blood throughout the

body.

It is measured in millimeters of

mercury (mm Hg) and expressed

as two numbers - the systolic

pressure (the top number) and

the diastolic pressure (the

bottom number).
The systolic pressure

represents the pressure in the

arteries when the heart beats

and pumps blood

The diastolic pressure

represents the pressure in the

arteries when the heart is at

rest between beats.

 Mercury
Aneroid
Digital

Sphygmomanometer Sphygmomanometer Sphygmomanometer

Sphygmomanometer a.k.a. a blood pressure monitor

 Aneroid

Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer

Tools That We Will Use

 Do's Don'ts
Relax for at least five minutes before Don’t eat or drink anything 30

the test minutes before you take your

Tell the health care provider about blood pressure.

the medications you take Do not talk
Wear a short-sleeved shirt that fits Do not move around. Stay still
your arm properly Dont cross your legs, place both

During the test, sit in a chair with your feet flat on the ground
feet on the floor and your arm Dont let your arm dangle or rest on

supported so your elbow is at about your lap, arms should be placed on

heart level. a supported desk/table.

Empty your bladder before the test
 Guide Chart (Age)
Age Normal Systolic Range Normal Diastolic Range
Newborn to 6 months 45–90 mm Hg 30–65 mm Hg
6 months to 2 years 80–100 mm Hg 40-70 mm Hg
Children (2–13 years) 80–120 mm Hg 40–80 mm Hg
Adolescent (14–18 years) 90–120 mm Hg 50–80 mm Hg
Adult (19–40 years) 95–135 mm Hg 60–80 mm Hg

Adult (41–60 years) 110–145 mm Hg 70–90 mm Hg

Older adult (61 and older) 95–145 mm Hg 70–90 mm Hg

Demo
 Procedure
1. Locate pulse - Locate your

Close the airflow valve on the

pulse by lightly pressing your

bulb by turning the screw

index and middle fingers

clockwise.
slightly to the inside center

Inflate the cuff by squeezing

of the bend of your elbow

the bulb with your right hand.
2. Secure the cuff - Slide the

Watch the gauge. Keep

cuff onto your arm, making

inflating the cuff until the

sure that the stethoscope

gauge reads about 30 points

head is over the artery

above your expected systolic

3. Inflate and deflate the cuff -

pressure, you should not hear

Hold the pressure gauge in

your pulse in the stethoscope.

your left hand and the bulb

in your right.
 Procedure
Keeping your eyes on the gauge,
Allow the cuff to completely
slowly release the pressure in the
deflate
cuff by opening the airflow valve
4. Record your Blood pressure
counter-clockwise. -Follow your doctor's
Listen carefully for the first pulse
instructions on when and how
beat. As soon as you hear it, note
often you should measure your
the reading on the gauge.
blood pressure. Record the
Continue to slowly deflate the

date, time, and systolic and

cuff.
diastolic pressures along with
Listen carefully until the sound

any special circumstances like

disappears. As soon as you can no

longer hear your pulse, note the

any recent exercise, meal, or

reading on the gauge. stressful event.
 Additional Information
A blood pressure reading is

The blood pressure cuff

usually taken while a person is

goes around the top part of

seated in a chair with the feet

the arm. The bottom of the

flat on the floor. The arm

cuff is just above the elbow.

should rest comfortably at

Low blood pressure

heart level.
(hypotension) is a
High blood pressure

characterized by abnormally
(hypertension) means that
low blood pressure in which
your blood is pumping with

the blood pressure drops

more force than normal

below the normal range

through your arteries.
 Questions
1. What level of blood pressure is considered as
hypertensive crisis?
2. What is the first step in taking your bp?
3. What is a normal blood pressure for an adult aging 19-
40 years old?
4. How can you know that you have a high blood
pressure?
5. What is the normal systolic range of Newborn to 6
months?
 Questions
6. It represents the pressure in the arteries when the
heart is at rest between beats
7. What is the instrument used in taking blood
pressure?
8. It is the measurement used in blood pressure
9. It represents the pressure in the arteries when the
heart beats and pumps blood
10. Give an example of what NOT to do when getting
your bp taken
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