Segmental blood pressure
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Segmental blood pressure is used to measure actual limb
blood pressure
s. The purpose of these measurements is to look at arterial occlusion.
In the leg pressures are measured at the ankle
, below the knee
, above the knee and mid-thigh
. In the arm pressures are measured at the wrist
, below the elbow, above the elbow and mid upper arm
.
Limb (anatomy)
A limb is a jointed, or prehensile , appendage of the human or other animal body....
blood pressure
Blood pressure
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, and is one of the principal vital signs. When used without further specification, "blood pressure" usually refers to the arterial pressure of the systemic circulation. During each heartbeat, BP varies...
s. The purpose of these measurements is to look at arterial occlusion.
In the leg pressures are measured at the ankle
Ankle
The ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...
, below the knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
, above the knee and mid-thigh
Thigh
In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.The single bone in the thigh is called the femur...
. In the arm pressures are measured at the wrist
Wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand;...
, below the elbow, above the elbow and mid upper arm
Arm
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow joints. In other animals, the term arm can also be used for analogous structures, such as one of the paired forelimbs of a four-legged animal or the arms of cephalopods...
.