Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 13 MAS 305 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Position for an Accurate Reading
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The idea
Position the patient and the cuff correctly before you inflate it.
In practice
The patient sits upright with legs uncrossed and feet flat; the cuff goes on bare skin, snug and even, with the bladder centered over the brachial artery and its lower edge about an inch above the inner elbow.
Where people slip
Never place the cuff over a sleeve; it belongs on bare skin.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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