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I recently had a 63 year old male complaining of dizziness and nausea. Bp was found to be 190/110 and pulse 83. The pulse ox did not work, which is probably why I forgot the o2. Was this critical? I rechecked bp en route and it was 170/100 (a student took it the first time) bgl was 115. It was...

When taking blood pressure, my instructor said to listen for the first sound, but I see the needle fluttering before I hear the sound. I mentioned this to a medic at the station, and he said that if you go by the movement of the needle, you get a reading that is closest to the monitors at the...