In a recent medical for my job, I had automated readings of my blood pressure all three readings were very high I said to the nurse can you check manually result normal blood pressure readings the automated machines always give high readings whereas the manual method shows true reading
Honestly, you would think this would be so easy but it’s really not because the top part of my cuff is always fitted properly like the experts state, but the bottom part of the cuff is always much looser, and there’s no way to get it tighter because there are metal brackets that you thread the cuff through. That being said, some expert videos, show the cuff placed at a higher location on the upper arm, so that the bottom edge of the cuff is at least 1 inch above the elbow, but I have seen others do it where the bottom edge of the cuff is touching the crease of the elbow, honestly I don’t know what’s correct.
An untrained bicep will be largely tubular, whereas an athlete, bodybuilder or even just an extremely lean person will have a bulge in the middle. You want the cuff to straddle the bulge, so leave an inch above the elbow for clearance.
Am I supposed to hear the heartbeat before I inflate the cuff?? I tried this on myself and heard my pulse at 170 and it might have been slightly louder as it deflated but I really couldn't tell that much of a difference or where the top number should be recorded. I tried a well known automated blood pressure cuff but my readings were always all over the place within minutes of each other. Some were normal but some way out of line. I gave up. I tried the manual cuff on another person but couldn't detect their pulse at all. They also have the same erratic readings with automated cuffs. Any suggestion? Very frustrated.
You only listen fir the heartbeat sound when the cuff is inflated. If you hear it as soon as you inflate it and start to release it that means you have to go past 170 and higher until you hear nothing when you release . Then listen for the first beat. This usually happens to me when my patient has a high systolic pressure. The top number is high. Hope that helps
at approx 00:27 seconds, as the patient is applying BP cuff on her own, she has some sort of device that allows her to fasten the BP cuff properly. where do I get one of those or can I make a make shift one? I have a manual bp cuff (Im an RN) ive just never seen that before. Most patients I see just check their BPs at a CVS, Walgreens, etc and have some sort of device that works the same way where you press a button, not manually having to apply the BP cuff itself
Yes it’s true. I worked as a nurse and noticed it. Since the invention of digital machines, more people have been getting diagnosed with hypertension. Plus they don’t elevate your arm with digital and manual they have to hold your arm up
It's probably because the manual method requires good hearing to detect the first heartbeat, and a lot of doctors are older, and have minor hearing loss.
Hearing impaired people cannot check it manually, as you need good hearing to listen for the heartbeats. No worries, just use an automatic digital blood pressure monitor instead. Refer to The Cooking Doc’s _The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure at Home,_ and Adam Story’s _11 Mistakes When Checking Blood Pressure._
I assume doctors and nurses have taken your blood pressure before, but I understand that some people might not ask what their BP was. Ideally you should get a nurse or doctor to take your blood pressure and then you do it yourself after they did. Then after that you can do it yourself on your own.
i find that as i pump up the pressure i can tell when i'm getting to the systolic as the korotkoff sounds will stop - i pretty much hear the same sequence of sounds on the way up as on the way down, just in reverse
How the fuck am I supposed to know my usually pressure. That's what I'm trying to find out. This is all really disheartening that every instruction does this. I just wanna know how high my blood pressure is
Hey! Nursing student here. I can tell you how to get a bp reading without knowing your usual pressure, but please keep in mind that trying to use a blood pressure cuff on yourself while also taking your own pulse is going to be hard. When we take blood pressure, we place our index and middle fingers on the radial pulse of the arm that is to be measured. (on wrist under thumb area). Inflate one pump at a time until you no longer feel a radial pulse. (Don't pump too fast, try one pump then wait to feel the pulse and then continue the pattern until the pulse disappears). That is your baseline number. Deflate the cuff. Give the arm a break for about a minute if you want a more accurate reading. When you inflate the cuff for the second time, you will use the stethoscope! Make sure the stethoscope is over the brachial pulse (where the video explained). Quickly inflate to 30mmhg higher than your baseline number. This negates the need to know your "usual" blood pressure. The rest of the steps are the same as the video explained. Hope that helps!
What is going on l still do not Get It with this and many other videos..How we can see the Numbers on the clock when arrow is just dropping with the bit of heart..do we have to have 6th scence??? Better is to Get book from local Library and learn Right way..ha
That's what the stethoscope is for. You cannot manually measure blood pressure without a stethoscope. You listen to the heartbeat in the artery just past the cuff. When it's inflated, you won't hear anything. As it deflates, you will suddenly hear a heartbeat. You watch the needle and write down where it was when you first heard the heartbeat again - that is the diastolic pressure.
It is a bit confusing that this is an all-in-one setup with the stethoscope built into the cuff. With a separate stethoscope you have to hold it just below the cuff, presumably with the back of the pumping hand. (IANAD, just here to make sure I'm doing it right.)
If you still don't get it you can try asking your doctor to teach you how to use one of these as some times your doctors will teach you if you ask them nicely
Not the inner side of upper arm. She got that stethoscope on top, which is where the Brachial artery is not. This gal didn't have on her listening ears. If that needle jumps around the whole time it either means one of two things-there is something wrong with your manometer or she didn't get her artery closed properly. And it's probably the ladder since this woman don't even know where the Brachial artery is because she didn't listen to the voice in the video. This woman didn't have to deflate that slow. She was a really bad example to demonstrate this blood pressure monitor. I will give her credit sitting in a chair, having her arm at heart level and pushing her sleeve up.
She said the inner side of your upper arm and anything past the elbow is indeed your upper arm, and it is the inner side of your arm. She is not wrong by saying this.
@@tylerspecht7553 Of course the speaker in the video said "the inner side of your upper arm and anything past the elbow is indeed your upper arm". I'm talking about the woman that has put on the cuff where she put the d*mn stethoscope on top of her arm. You can't be that d*mn blind! That woman that is using the sphygmomanometer is a poor excuse to be demonstrating. And I guarantee there is something wrong with that manometer too. If you know how to comprehend you would have known that I was talking about the woman that was using this equipment and not the speaker. So you need to put on your listening ears.
@100PercentOS2 she literally did it fine. You just have anger problems buddy. I would get that looked at. Maybe you are going through a midlife crisis? Who knows. Maybe hit the weights to relieve some of that stress
This should've been done with a home portable home monitor like Omron last time I checked, I don't have a stethoscope ha ha what a waste of time this video was
Sorry to say, but this is one of the most ridiculous videos I've ever watched. It's a waste of time to watch how a nurse or doctor takes it. This demonstration should be done with a portable home monitor that all of us use (Omron etc) talk about not seeing the forest for the trees.!
clear, concise, short. best vid in returned results hands down
Omg I completely agree!
Watched so many videos and just didn't get it, but this one nailed it. Thank you.
Clearly explained in a short time with demo.
Clear and to the point. Thank you.
Best video it's clear and short
most dangerous part of this device are the ear hook ups, I had to bend the U shape part so doesn't hurt my ears
In a recent medical for my job, I had automated readings of my blood pressure all three readings were very high I said to the nurse can you check manually result normal blood pressure readings the automated machines always give high readings whereas the manual method shows true reading
Is it no copyright video? Can i use it to make video in my own local language?
Thank you for this concisely instructive video.
0:25 Wonder if her expression changes if it indicates 180/120
Instructions unclear, ended up sending my brother to the psych ward... 10/10 Great Video
lol
@@onlyclownsreadthislmfao I know right, like I don't understand the humor in that supposed joke.
I will have to practice on my own
Honestly, you would think this would be so easy but it’s really not because the top part of my cuff is always fitted properly like the experts state, but the bottom part of the cuff is always much looser, and there’s no way to get it tighter because there are metal brackets that you thread the cuff through. That being said, some expert videos, show the cuff placed at a higher location on the upper arm, so that the bottom edge of the cuff is at least 1 inch above the elbow, but I have seen others do it where the bottom edge of the cuff is touching the crease of the elbow, honestly I don’t know what’s correct.
An untrained bicep will be largely tubular, whereas an athlete, bodybuilder or even just an extremely lean person will have a bulge in the middle.
You want the cuff to straddle the bulge, so leave an inch above the elbow for clearance.
Am I supposed to hear the heartbeat before I inflate the cuff?? I tried this on myself and heard my pulse at 170 and it might have been slightly louder as it deflated but I really couldn't tell that much of a difference or where the top number should be recorded. I tried a well known automated blood pressure cuff but my readings were always all over the place within minutes of each other. Some were normal but some way out of line. I gave up. I tried the manual cuff on another person but couldn't detect their pulse at all. They also have the same erratic readings with automated cuffs. Any suggestion? Very frustrated.
You only listen fir the heartbeat sound when the cuff is inflated. If you hear it as soon as you inflate it and start to release it that means you have to go past 170 and higher until you hear nothing when you release . Then listen for the first beat. This usually happens to me when my patient has a high systolic pressure. The top number is high. Hope that helps
The digital BP monitors are garbage, inaccurate toys. The manual cuffs just require practice.
does the heart beat need to be clear and loud? or as soon as u heart it ?
as soon as you hear the first heart beat, im a medical student.
at approx 00:27 seconds, as the patient is applying BP cuff on her own, she has some sort of device that allows her to fasten the BP cuff properly. where do I get one of those or can I make a make shift one? I have a manual bp cuff (Im an RN) ive just never seen that before. Most patients I see just check their BPs at a CVS, Walgreens, etc and have some sort of device that works the same way where you press a button, not manually having to apply the BP cuff itself
Anyone else notice you get much lower readings taking BP manually versus the machines? This happens to me in patient and out patient.
It's my concern actually. Most of the time I have to tell the nurse please use a manual one
Yes it’s true. I worked as a nurse and noticed it. Since the invention of digital machines, more people have been getting diagnosed with hypertension. Plus they don’t elevate your arm with digital and manual they have to hold your arm up
The digital machines are garbage, just inaccurate toys.
It's probably because the manual method requires good hearing to detect the first heartbeat, and a lot of doctors are older, and have minor hearing loss.
Thank you for this video!!! I greatly appreciate it!!!
Thanks for a helpful and understandable video
Thank you very much.
It was very useful to me. I am great ful.
See....you lost me at "your usual systolic pressure". I don't know what that is.
Your top #. Normal is 120 so just inflate to 150 or so.
I've got one patient who has really high BP alot of the time so I pump to 200
So don't even be here. What's the point if you don't know? Are you sure you know what bp is?
Let me guess , you believe education is a scam.....
I know this is an old comment, but if you just keep watching, the video defines the word 😅
If you have to set it to 30 points above your usual pressure then how do you find out what your usual pressure is in the first place?
Good question and one that I was about to ask.
@@American-Plague no need to ask I know the answer now. First time set it higher
Higher than what? How do you know what number you’re setting it higher than?
@fuzzybug3000 Exactly. Not clear at all.
@@fuzzybug3000 around the 200 mark
Thank you for information. .. I like this pinky sister in law...lady in the video..
haha, what I like your comment :D
Ooh racist, that's a shame
can i use it if i have no ear?
Hearing impaired people cannot check it manually, as you need good hearing to listen for the heartbeats. No worries, just use an automatic digital blood pressure monitor instead.
Refer to The Cooking Doc’s _The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure at Home,_ and Adam Story’s _11 Mistakes When Checking Blood Pressure._
Thank you so much.I got it..
Woww , i wish everything was taught this way 😂😂❤❤❤
Haha,really!!
I cant hear my pulse in the stethoscope,can I go by the needle on meter jumping?
You should hear your heart beat that starts and after a while stops.
I was taught in paramedic school if you can't hear go by the "needle jump".
You are the best ❤
Clear information given. Thanks very much
Usual systolic pressure? What about the first time?
Around 120. Just start at 160mmHg
I assume doctors and nurses have taken your blood pressure before, but I understand that some people might not ask what their BP was. Ideally you should get a nurse or doctor to take your blood pressure and then you do it yourself after they did. Then after that you can do it yourself on your own.
standard now is 120 systolic over 70 diastolic for the vast majority of the population. its okay if its 130 or 140 S, and 80, 70, 60 D :)
i find that as i pump up the pressure i can tell when i'm getting to the systolic as the korotkoff sounds will stop - i pretty much hear the same sequence of sounds on the way up as on the way down, just in reverse
My doctor put me on blood pressure meds and mine was 146.
Good
My mum doesn't want to teach me so im teaching my self
Good job ❤
the only part which is not clear is the most important one: the actual measurement SMH
The daihgram should be placed on brachial artery.
You lost me. What does that mean? I haven't been successful with this.
Her systolic was over 150 in the beginning lol
Don't be mean, Mikel
No, it wasn’t. You have to fill the bladder to above your expected systolic blood pressure, then bleed it down.
You don't read the needle bouncing, you read based on sound. The needle bouncing is your pulse representing itself through the cuff.
Is this is Australia English or American?
American Standard English.
Much needed thank youuuu
Thank you very much
How can you hear it above the elbow ? It's supposed to be between the elbow 🤔
The stethoscope shouldn't be under the cuff
How the fuck am I supposed to know my usually pressure. That's what I'm trying to find out. This is all really disheartening that every instruction does this. I just wanna know how high my blood pressure is
A nurse told me to take it up to 200, but my usual systolic is 120-140
Hey!
Nursing student here. I can tell you how to get a bp reading without knowing your usual pressure, but please keep in mind that trying to use a blood pressure cuff on yourself while also taking your own pulse is going to be hard.
When we take blood pressure, we place our index and middle fingers on the radial pulse of the arm that is to be measured. (on wrist under thumb area). Inflate one pump at a time until you no longer feel a radial pulse. (Don't pump too fast, try one pump then wait to feel the pulse and then continue the pattern until the pulse disappears). That is your baseline number. Deflate the cuff. Give the arm a break for about a minute if you want a more accurate reading. When you inflate the cuff for the second time, you will use the stethoscope! Make sure the stethoscope is over the brachial pulse (where the video explained). Quickly inflate to 30mmhg higher than your baseline number. This negates the need to know your "usual" blood pressure.
The rest of the steps are the same as the video explained.
Hope that helps!
@@moneek123 Kudos for clearly explaining the proper method.
you are existing good
so no one is going to talk about the channel name
So... To measure your pressure you need to know your pressure (so you can pump to it)? lol great
Thanks ⭐
Easier to do when the Patient isn't squirming or trying to talk to you...
The channel is dead >:(
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What is going on l still do not Get It with this and many other videos..How we can see the Numbers on the clock when arrow is just dropping with the bit of heart..do we have to have 6th scence??? Better is to Get book from local Library and learn Right way..ha
That's what the stethoscope is for. You cannot manually measure blood pressure without a stethoscope.
You listen to the heartbeat in the artery just past the cuff. When it's inflated, you won't hear anything. As it deflates, you will suddenly hear a heartbeat. You watch the needle and write down where it was when you first heard the heartbeat again - that is the diastolic pressure.
It is a bit confusing that this is an all-in-one setup with the stethoscope built into the cuff. With a separate stethoscope you have to hold it just below the cuff, presumably with the back of the pumping hand. (IANAD, just here to make sure I'm doing it right.)
If you still don't get it you can try asking your doctor to teach you how to use one of these as some times your doctors will teach you if you ask them nicely
How can I order?
Not the inner side of upper arm. She got that stethoscope on top, which is where the Brachial artery is not. This gal didn't have on her listening ears. If that needle jumps around the whole time it either means one of two things-there is something wrong with your manometer or she didn't get her artery closed properly. And it's probably the ladder since this woman don't even know where the Brachial artery is because she didn't listen to the voice in the video. This woman didn't have to deflate that slow. She was a really bad example to demonstrate this blood pressure monitor.
I will give her credit sitting in a chair, having her arm at heart level and pushing her sleeve up.
She said the inner side of your upper arm and anything past the elbow is indeed your upper arm, and it is the inner side of your arm. She is not wrong by saying this.
@@tylerspecht7553 Of course the speaker in the video said "the inner side of your upper arm and anything past the elbow is indeed your upper arm". I'm talking about the woman that has put on the cuff where she put the d*mn stethoscope on top of her arm. You can't be that d*mn blind! That woman that is using the sphygmomanometer is a poor excuse to be demonstrating. And I guarantee there is something wrong with that manometer too. If you know how to comprehend you would have known that I was talking about the woman that was using this equipment and not the speaker. So you need to put on your listening ears.
@100PercentOS2 she literally did it fine. You just have anger problems buddy. I would get that looked at. Maybe you are going through a midlife crisis? Who knows. Maybe hit the weights to relieve some of that stress
@@tylerspecht7553nah this tutorial is just wrong💀
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This should've been done with a home portable home monitor like Omron last time I checked, I don't have a stethoscope ha ha what a waste of time this video was
It’s to hard
With a little bit of practice its not, I have checked myself many times and its more acurate the automatic ones
@@thomasjust2663 Thats bs. Electronic is much better. Computers can't be wrong. Friendo
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What a waste of time! Great for those that have a clue of what to do 🖕🏿
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Sorry to say, but this is one of the most ridiculous videos I've ever watched. It's a waste of time to watch how a nurse or doctor takes it. This demonstration should be done with a portable home monitor that all of us use (Omron etc) talk about not seeing the forest for the trees.!
Thanks very much