Brachial Occlusion Pressure

[smoup]

I did a search and I see that not every school teaches this way to do blood pressure.

For those that use the brachial occlusion pressure, do you have any tips as to how to not lose the pulse while you're inflating the cuff? I'm having trouble distinguishing between the pulse and the movements of the cuff. It all gets confused and I have to stop inflating, make sure I still have the pulse, inflate, make sure I still have the pulse, etc. Or are you supposed to pause while inflating?

Thanks!

[ambitiousBSN]

We learned the 2-step as well but we palpated the radial and inflated until it wasn't felt, deflated, waited two minutes and then did the BP at 20-30 mm/mg above the original value.[/quote']

This is how I originally learned, and how they are teaching us in nursing school right now. I always found it to be difficult to palpate a brachial artery, so radial it is! :-)

OP, good luck!

[Dnap22]

I was taught to do the same procedure but use the radial pulse and wait for it to disappear. Deflate add 20-30 mmhg to make sure you are above systolic.

Same here.