Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). It represents the force...
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pressure, or in kilopascals (kPa). The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures is known as pulse pressure, while the average pressure...
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radial pulse is commonly measured using three fingers. This has a reason: the finger closest to the heart is used to occlude the pulse pressure, the middle...
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difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures is referred to as pulse pressure (not to be confused with pulse rate/heartrate) and has clinical significance...
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one-third of the pulse pressure (the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures), and add that amount to the diastolic pressure. A normal MAP...
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Pulsus paradoxus (redirect from Paradoxic pulse)
paradoxic pulse or paradoxical pulse, is an abnormally large decrease in stroke volume, systolic blood pressure (a drop more than 10 mmHg) and pulse wave amplitude...
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mechanism) so that systolic blood pressure increases and a stronger pulse pressure can be palpated. Water hammer pulse is commonly found when a patient...
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Oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SpO2). Respiratory rate. Pulse rate. Arterial blood pressure. Pulse pressure. Central venous pressure. Urine output. Base...
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Vital signs (section Pulse)
health. There are four primary vital signs: body temperature, blood pressure, pulse (heart rate), and breathing rate (respiratory rate), often notated...
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Exhaust pulse pressure charging (EPPC) is a system for supercharging two-stroke diesel engines of the loop-scavenge type. Loop-scavenge engines cannot...
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