When you measure your blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer??

Question

I dont hear the korotkoff sounds until maybe 6-8mmHg after the ticker on my aneroid sphygmomanometer "flickers" as it drops. Do I record it when it starts flicking or when I actually HEAR the sound through the stethoscope?

Thanks. I'm a student by the way, just checking before my exam.

Answer 1

You record when you first hear the korotkoff sounds (diastolic) to when you no longer hear the sounds (systolic).

Good luck on your exam!

Answer 2

You record the number as you first hear the sound and the last number you hear it at as it drops. Don't worry about the
"flickers", just the sound.

Answer 3

The sound only is taken.