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Blood Pressure, Heart Tones, and Diagnoses

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The primary purpose of this chapter is to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts of blood pressure, heart tones, and some common diagnoses. It remains the general consensus that even the most sophisticated electronic monitors cannot fully reduce the need for sound clinical skills like proper patient inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Furthermore, it is important to reinforce the need for a deep understanding of basic physiological principles when interpreting physical examination findings. Invasive and noninvasive methods for assessing blood pressure are discussed in addition to new technologies.

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  1. University of Minnesota, Department of Anesthesiology, MMC 294, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

    George Bojanov

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  1. Dept. Surgery, University of Minnesota, Delaware St. SE., 420, Minneapolis, 55455, U.S.A.

    Paul A. Iaizzo

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Bojanov, G. (2009). Blood Pressure, Heart Tones, and Diagnoses. In: Iaizzo, P. (eds) Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-372-5_16

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