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For GCSE Health and Social Care students. This clip shows the exact procedure for taking a person’s blood pressure taken from the Folens GCSE Health and Social Care Teacher Support Pack. To view this title and others in the series, please visit http://www.folens.com/products/bookdisplay.cfm?cfid=11370455&cftoken=76424144&id=6577
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The second reading …
The second reading is higher due to the fact that we have taken two blood pressure readings in quick succession.
Optimal BP is anything up to 120/80.
Normal is 120-129/80-84.
High normal range is 130-139/85-89.
So on the second reading, Toms BP is still within normal range but due to the reasons stated above it has moved into the high normal range.
137 is too high. …
137 is too high. 118 is more believable for him.
At 1:27 She said normal is up to 120 but then at 1:36 she said 137 “is still normal.”
Why such a big …
Why such a big difference in Blood Pressure between the Manual Cuff and the Automatic Machine?