Oh man bp is tough

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Taking blood pressure with a stethoscope is pretty challenging for me depending on which one I use in class. Today teacher gave us vitals test and I did well in all but bp, so tomorrow I have to do it again :down: I heard the systolic but not the diastolic pulse. I have my own stethoscope that I bought and it's great but the ones where someone else is listening uncomfortable. I am going to practice tonight with mine but it's just not the same. I hope I don't have it on state test. How many of you had it? Also had a surprise practice final and I got an 87% so I was pretty happy with that but am aiming to do better.

We did have the two-way stethoscope on our state test. I would suggest practicing with the ones they use in class because that's probably what you will use at state. You can watch for the bump, but it's not always accurate, so I would be careful not to make a habit out of that. Especially if the patient is in A-fib or something, it can jump a lot, but not be an indication of their true b/p.

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