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• Korotkoff sounds — Korotkoff are the sounds that medical personnel listen for when they are taking blood pressure using a non invasive procedure. They are named after Dr. Nikolai Korotkoff, a Russian physician who described them in 1905, when he was working at the… …   Wikipedia

• sound — 1. The vibrations produced by a sounding body, transmitted by the air or other medium, and perceived by the internal ear. 2. An elongated cylindrical, usually curved, instrument of metal, used for exploring the bladder or other cavities of the… …   Medical dictionary

• Korotkoff method sounds test — Ko·rot·koff method, sounds, test (kə rotґkof) [Nicolai Sergeevich Korotkoff, Russian physician, 1874–1920] see under method, sound, and test …   Medical dictionary

• Korotkoff — Nikolai S., Russian physician, 1874–1920. See K. sounds, under sound, K. test …   Medical dictionary

• Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Sphygmomanometer — BP 126/70 mmHg as result on electronic sphygmomanometer …   Wikipedia

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

• K4 — fourth Korotkoff sound …   Medical dictionary

• K5 — fifth Korotkoff sound …   Medical dictionary

• K4 — • fourth Korotkoff sound …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• K5 — • fifth Korotkoff sound …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations