Lecture Notes: Blood Pressure Measurement Training

Speaker Introduction

• Dr. Robert Kolak: Co-chair of the Medical Committee of the Virginia Healthy Pathways Coalition.
• Part of a toolkit for blood pressure measurement in the 21st century.

Blood Pressure Measurement

• Stethoscope Usage: Placed over an artery occluded by an inflated blood pressure cuff.
• Korotkov Sounds: Series of sounds heard as the cuff is slowly deflated.
  • Five Phases:
    1. Phase 1: Tapping sound indicates systolic blood pressure.
    2. Phase 5: Disappearance of sounds indicates diastolic blood pressure.

Training Objectives

• Identification of systolic and diastolic blood pressures.
• Demonstration of the recommended deflation rate while measuring blood pressure.

Video Content

• 10 Blood Pressure Reading Examples:
  • 5 examples using an aneroid manometer.
  • 5 examples using a mercury instrument.
• Task: Record systolic and diastolic pressures observed.
• Correct answers provided at video end.

Production and Sponsorship

• Produced by: University of Michigan.
• In cooperation with:
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Project at the Virginia Department of Health
  • Sentara Healthcare
  • Virginia Healthy Pathways Coalition
  • Cardionics Incorporated
  • Chesterfield County Health Department
  • Virginia Information Technologies Agency

Closing Remarks

• Aim: Provide useful information.
• Gratitude expressed for viewer engagement.