Re: Today's Factoid--the Auscultatory Gap

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In a message dated 12/2/1999 22:37:13 Central Standard Time, rfd41@...

writes:

Could this explain the big difference sometimes found after arriving at the

ED

between what is noted in the unit vs what is read on the Dyna Map? Makes me

wonder.

Lee

Could be. I don't really know. Maybe it's more sensitive than our ears are

in the unit. I think it's real hard to get a good BP with the truck rolling.

I need quiet to do it. Sometimes you don't really need to know anything

more than your patient has a carotid but not a radial, looks like shit, is

probably bleeding out inside and needs the pedal to the metal more than

anything except a good airway.

Gene

WEGandy@... wrote:

> An unrecognized auscultatory gap may lead to serious under-estimation of

> systolic pressure. For example, reporting 150/98 when the true blood

> pressure is 200/98 with an auscultatory gap from 170 to 150.

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