Diastolic

... i don't know how so please help. 2: what happens to the brachial artery when the pressure of the blood pressure monitor decreases to determine the diastolic blood pressure? I think that the brachial artery closess but why is this if it is right. 3: the chance of a 15 year old male dying of haemorrhagic ...

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... About why does it tend to be higher, I'm not too sure but we usually use auscultatory method because it has got two readings (i.e. [systolic/diastolic]). Whereas for palpation, it has only got one reading, which is pretty limited to certain diagnosis. Did this helped out partially?

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during relaxation of heart it is diastolic and during contraction it is systolic

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Average blood pressure = 1/3 x systolic blood pressure + 2/3 x diastolic blood pressure The above equation is an estimate but diastolic b.p. is a 'more important' than systolic for average b.p. However, in clinical medicine how the heart acts under stress ...

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Your pulse corresponds to your systolic, when you're not pulsing corresponds to your diastolic. Which one lasts longer?

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