Blood Pressure

Exercise 1: Auscultation
Auscultation
Volunteer's Name Systolic pressure (mmHg) Diastolic pressure (mmHg)
mahjabeen alvina 100 60

Study Question
What are some possible sources of error or variation in this technique of blood pressure measurement?
Exercise 2: Cardio Microphone

Cardiomicrophone
Systolic pressure Diastolic pressure
Volunteer's Name
(mmHg) (mmHg)
mahro 122 79
yusra termezi 101 43
maaz 110 68
rehan 101 64
jawad 80 78
wardah 100 73
maheen 95 81
Abeer 112 83

Study Questions
1. Explain the underlying cause of the Kortokoff Sounds that you detected with the Cardio Microphone as the cuff
pressure was decreased.
Exercise 3: Blood pressure and pulse

Systolic Blood Pressure

Volunteer's Name Systolic pressure (mmHg)
mahro 109
yusra tirmizi 101
MARIAMD-31 101
HASAN 110
wardah 109
abeer 111

Study Questions
1. Comment on how the systolic pressure determined by auscultation and by pulse detection compare for each of
the subjects in your group.

2. From your results, do you think that pulse measurement can replace the stethoscope in determining diastolic
pressure?
Exercise 4: Hydrostatic effects

Hydrostatic Effects on Blood Pressure

Conditions Systolic pressure (mmHg)
arm flexed to 90 degrees 84
arm fully extended 103
arm held above head 61

Study Questions
1. Explain the differences in pressure with the arm in different positions.
Hint: the pressure in a column of fluid depends on height. In a column of blood, a difference in height of one meter
corresponds to a pressure difference of 10.3 kPa or 77 mmHg.

2. Given the variation in pressure with height, in clinical medicine human blood pressure is normally referenced to
heart level. Does this usually affect the pressure recorded from the upper arm?

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