Blood pressure is measured with a sphygmomanometer, a device used to monitor the pressure of blood as it circulates through the arteries. The process involves wrapping a cuff around the upper arm, inflating it to temporarily stop the flow of blood, and then slowly releasing the air while listening for the sound of blood flowing through the artery.
When the cuff is inflated, it compresses the artery, stopping the flow of blood. The pressure at which the blood starts flowing again is recorded as the systolic blood pressure. As the cuff is slowly deflated, the sound of blood flowing through the artery changes, and the pressure at which the sound disappears is recorded as the diastolic blood pressure.
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