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2. Korotkoff sounds - Wikipedia

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   This is because the pressure in the cuff is high enough such that it completely occludes the blood flow. This is similar to a flexible tube or pipe with fluid in it that is being pinched shut. If the pressure is dropped to a level equal to that of the patient's systolic blood pressure, the first Korotkoff sound will be heard. As the pressure in ...

3. High Blood Pressure-Induced Tinnitus - AOL

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   Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and is written as two numbers, such as 120/80 mmHg. The first number is systolic blood pressure, which measures the pressure when your ...

4. 9 Weird Symptoms Cardiologists Say You Should Never Ignore

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   Blood clots are a medical emergency in their own right—and can lead to heart attack and stroke—so if you notice these changes, seek treatment right away, she urges. Jaw or neck pain with exertion

5. Auscultatory gap - Wikipedia

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   Typically, the blood pressure obtained via palpation is around 10 mmHg lower than the pressure obtained via auscultation. In general, the examiner can avoid being confused by an auscultatory gap by always inflating a blood pressure cuff to 20-40 mmHg higher than the pressure required to occlude the brachial pulse .

6. Woman, 39, driven crazy by mystery whooshing noise in ... - AOL

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   Woman suddenly starts hearing mystery whooshing noise in tune with her heartbeat. It was a symptom of pulsatile tinnitus and was related to a vein in her neck. Woman, 39, driven crazy by mystery ...

7. Beck's triad (cardiology) - Wikipedia

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   Beck's triad is a collection of three medical signs associated with acute cardiac tamponade, a medical emergency when excessive fluid accumulates in the pericardial sac around the heart and impairs its ability to pump blood. The signs are low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, and distant, muffled heart sounds. [1]