Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/11239/blood-pressure-measurement I&#39;m having a bit of a brain fart! Can anyone tell me how you work out what size cuff to use when measuring blood pressure? I have 40% in my head but I don&#39;t remember what it&#39;s 40% of en-USTelligent Community 10Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/102969?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:16:20 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:60bfaa06-9cca-4841-918c-4263d0cd3ecabongo<p>never heard of brain fart before, like that one!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101287?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:42:07 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:3257ba16-5286-420c-bae4-7d8e9c1e9646Kerry Spain<p>[quote user=&quot;loobylou&quot;]</p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Kerry Haigh RVN A1 Cert SAN MBVNA&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;loobylou&quot;]</p> <p>I&#39;m having a bit of a brain fart!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I bet it sounds funnier!! <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Tonque_out_smiley.png" alt="Stick out tongue" /></p> <p>HAHAHAHA that made me laugh <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Big Smile" /></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> [/quote] </p> <p>It&#39;s not funny! It&#39;s a very serious disorder that can make you look extremely stupid at times <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Tonque_out_smiley.png" alt="Stick out tongue" /></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101285?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:40:20 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:df1a7c27-c4f0-47c1-bc52-f68cf73fe1acloobylou<p>[quote user=&quot;Kerry Haigh RVN A1 Cert SAN MBVNA&quot;] <p>[quote user=&quot;loobylou&quot;]</p> <p>I&#39;m having a bit of a brain fart!</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>HAHAHAHA that made me laugh <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Big Smile" /></p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>It&#39;s not funny! It&#39;s a very serious disorder that can make you look extremely stupid at times <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Tonque_out_smiley.png" alt="Stick out tongue" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101283?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:25:28 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:1e672668-9f62-46a3-9c96-0611303d8b90Kerry Spain<p>[quote user=&quot;loobylou&quot;]</p> <p>I&#39;m having a bit of a brain fart!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>HAHAHAHA that made me laugh <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101282?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:03:24 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:9d892755-398b-4252-b010-70148f3dbe63loobylou<p>[quote user=&quot;Nick BATFINK Shackleton Dip AVN(surg)VN MBVNA&quot;] <p>Circumference of the limb. and use the width of the cuff ie the short side of it</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>Thank you! Just having a big baby brain moment and couldn&#39;t think straight <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thinking_smiley.gif" alt="Thinking" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101281?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:01:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:a73e922a-b7e5-4129-9b67-7425f5323eebNick Shackleton <p>Circumference of the limb. and use the width of the cuff ie the short side of it</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101280?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:00:10 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:80d91889-d07a-463e-9bfc-7ab62d9ef30eloobylou<p>Ok I&#39;m confused! Is it 40% of the length or circumference of the limb?? <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-43.gif" alt="Confused" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101256?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:52:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:f996fb0d-3c83-4f13-a878-439093f35945Steph Worsley<p>yup width of the cuff should be 40% of the circumference of the leg or tail</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Blood pressure measurementhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/101253?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:59:26 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d501113d-39a1-4429-b062-603951ea0878Nick Shackleton <p>yeah you are correct 40%. The cuffs width should cover 40% of the patients limb.&nbsp;</p> <p>Some cuffs also have an &#39;in range&#39; marking on them. which when you wrap it around the patients limb the end should meet within the in range marking&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>