Blood Pressure

    Purpose: To learn about what blood pressure is and how to measure it. To understand how blood pressure is changed due to certain factors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J97G6BeYW0I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMtXcCjFG-c Directions: 1. Go to a nearby CVS/RiteAid/Pharmacy or borrow your grandpa BP tool so you can measure your blood pressure and heart rate. 2. Take note of the values. 3. Go running or walking very fast around the block for at least 43 minutes, and measure again your BP and heart rate. 4. Take note of the values. 5. Record your values below for before and after exercise (1pt):   Questions: 1. What do the sounds “lub” and “dub” represent? (2 points).   2. Which artery is blood pressure usually taken from? (2 points).   3. A patient went to see his physician because he has been feeling dizzy and lightheaded lately. He is also complaining that he has been feeling fatigued and is constantly thirsty. These are symptoms of low blood pressure. The nurse has taken his blood pressure. a. What numbers would you expect the nurse to read from her sphygmomanometer for this specific patient? (1 point). b. What is the term used for the top/first number? (2 points). _______________ i. What does this term physiologically mean in regards to the heart? (3 points).     c. What is the term used for the bottom/second number? (2 points). _______________ i. What does this term physiologically mean in regards to the heart?