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Q: what sort of noice we will hear during BP check

what kind of noice we can hear during BP test
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9/ 6/11 8:37pm

Hi Tuci Zyma,

 

You should be listening for the start of the sound of blood pulsing (when it starts, this measurement is your systolic and when it stops, this is your diastolic measurement). Here is a link regarding the measurement of blood pressure that you may find helpful. 

 

Best Regards,

Karen McPartland, RD

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By Tuci Zyma— Last Modified: 06/15/12, First Published: 09/06/11