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1
Q

Systolic Pressure

A

Pressure in the arteries at peak ventricular contraction

2
Q

Dystolic Pressure

A

Pressure during ventricular relaxation

3
Q

Tachycardia

A

Fast heartbeat

4
Q

Bradycardia

A

Slow Heartbeat

5
Q

Placement of bood pressure cuff

A

The brachial artery is used to test what.

6
Q

Symptom of hypertension

A

Over 40mm Hg blood pressure

7
Q

“Working Pressure”

A

Another term for pulse pressure

8
Q

Symptom of aortic stenosis, constrictive pericarditis or tachycardia

A

Under 30mm Hg blood pressure

9
Q

Units of pulse pressure

A

HG

10
Q

Formula for lengths of cardiac cycle

A

BPM/2

11
Q

What is the average resting pulse rate / bpm

A

75 bpm

12
Q

What is a healthy blood pressure

A

1 5/7

13
Q

Artherosclerosis

A

The most common form of arteriosclerosis caused by build up of lipid deposits (plaque) in the tunica media

14
Q

Effect of arteriosclerosis

A

Raised blood pressure, coronary artery disease, strokes.