Energy healing proves an ideal remedy for individuals seeking alternative cures for health ailments. Heali… More
Summary: Learning how to take blood pressure is easy once you learn the basic things to listen for with the stethoscope. Learn exactly how to take blood pressure with tips from a doctor in this free health video.
Dr. Robin Terranella has learned the value of integrative medical services and wants to pass that effectiveness on to his patients. In his medical training at Bastyr University, Dr....read more
"Okay so now we got the blood pressure cuff inflated fully. And there's no longer a pulse coming through that brachael artery. Now you want to slowly open up the dial, so that the blood pressure is, the millimeters of mercury is falling around 2 millimeters of mercury per second. And when you hear that first beat, that is your systolic pressure, and then continue deflating at 2 millimeters of mercury until you no longer hear that beat, and that is your diastolic pressure. So the systolic pressure is the pressure on top, and the diastolic pressure is the pressure on bottom. And we can see that pressure on top, that systolic pressure, is the pressure that is highest. So in the arterial system when the heart contracts, that's that high number. And in the arterial system when the heart relaxes, that's that lower number."
eHow Article: How to Take Blood Pressure