Systemic Hypertension

Chapter 14 Systemic Hypertension



Rosemary A. Henik, Scott A. Brown




POPULATION AT RISK





CONSEQUENCES AND CLINICAL SIGNS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE







MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE




Methods













Cuff Size and Placement






• Generally, for the Doppler technique, the cuff is placed over the median artery, and the transducer is placed between the carpal and the metacarpal pads (Figure 14-2). Clipping the hair and applying acoustic gel at the site of transducer placement may enhance the signal, but clipping the hair may increase stress-artifact.






Aug 15, 2016 | Posted by in SMALL ANIMAL | Comments Off on Systemic Hypertension

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