Assessing Blood Pressure

Assessing Blood Pressure When assessing a patient you must perform numerous tasks. These tasks are used to determine a diagnosis. A diagnosis is the process of identifying the disease or illness the patient is suffering from. The tasks completed during the assessment include obtaining a set of vital signs, gathering a patient history, and performing a physical exam. Some of the most important datum gathered from the assessment will be the patient's vital signs. A …

…Care"). Both styles are accepted by doctors, though the first style is more accurate and provides more information. Blood pressures are a great tool in the diagnosis of different sudden illnesses that affects the heart. Different fluctuations in pressures can determine several types of shock, medication interactions, and level of consciousness of the patient. That is why the blood pressure is one of the most important set of vital signs a healthcare provider can obtain.