Manual Blood Pressure One Step Method

How to do a manual blood pressure using the one step method.
Note: generally the numbers for diastolic and systolic numbers have to be even when using simple clinical tools such as the manual blood pressure machine. (in this video, the systolic should be 120 and diastolic 80). This is because the manual tools are generally calibrated to be accurate within 2mmhg.
Automatic blood pressure machines are usually calibrated to be more accurate to within 1mmhg (and display odd number readings), but if you suspect anything to be wrong, incorrect or need to confirm an unusually high/low BP from the automatic machines, then proceed to confirm with a manual blood pressure reading.
Your measurements are only as accurate as the method of collecting, which is why in the ICU and ER, an arterial line is used to obtain blood pressure readings in unstable/critical patients to obtain more accurate numbers and can display odd number readings.

[@DestyniLassiter]

Only even numbers while taking bp .they may have been 118/ 80

[@July-A7]

Hi, do you ignore the faint sound in your measurements. There is some 10-20 of faint beating sound before it becomes loud and clear and then faints again.

[@donaldpedigo296]

👍.. EXCELLENT DEMONSTRATION .. Especially the 2--to--3 Millimeters-Per-Second "Fall-Rate" of the Needle on the Mano-Meter-Dial ..👍

[@hovigkoltougian]

No actually it's a horrible demonstration my friend. Your blood pressure should always be even numbers. No such thing as 119 over 89

[@vbphysiologyexp682]

При показателях 119/79 и пульсе 60, давление будет 48,49 мм рт ст( в пределах нормы).

[@koshun379]

Sir the numbers on a manual bp gauge are always even numbers 🙂

[@binitadahal8612]

Could you please explain

[@ChristineMilanos]

True it’s always even number

[@johnjohnson1313]

I cant hear my pulse in the stethoscope,can I go by the needle on meter jumping?

[@inscope9325]

Hello, thanks for the comment! It is not best practice to go only by the needle jumping, as listening for the pulse through the stethoscope in correlation to where the needle is on the meter is best.
A few reasons why you might not hear the pulse sound are:
1) Not enough pressure is applied to your stethoscope while listening.
2) Placement of the stethoscope's diaphragm is not over the brachial artery (where you palpate a pulse).
3)Make sure you are listening with the diaphragm side (I did say "bell" in the video, however, there are some stethoscopes with 2 sides for listening to adult/pediatric patients and/or high-frequency vs. low-frequency sounds).
Hope one of these tips helps and feel free to reach out with any questions!

[@johnjohnson1313]

@@inscope9325 Thanks for the reply. It was a cheap one from Walmart and I returned it already as I just could not hear anything at all after following the instructions closely.Thanks.

[@jonsart5643]

@@johnjohnson1313
Did you turn the stethoscope on?

[@johnjohnson1313]

@@jonsart5643 It was a cheap one from walmart that was permanently on.I returned it and bought a good digital one. I had a stroke in may because of high blood pressure.

[@hovigkoltougian]

No such thing as 119 over 89. 😂
Your systolic and diastolic reading should always be at even numbers.

[@inscope9325]

Good eye! Same steps apply, pressure would be 120/80 👍