Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [@heart_lung] Why is blood pressure measured by units of length [i.e. millimeters of mercury – mmHg]? What decides systolic and diastolic pressure? What are the determinants of tissue perfusion and what are the clinical implications of this physiology? Can we deceive ourselves into thinking a particular mean arterial pressure [MAP] is beneficial when, in fact, it is depriving tissue of life? In this brief dispatch, I hope to provide foundation for the above – reasons to reexamine and remarkable references [
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Blood Pressure
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Blood Pressure
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Blood Pressure
Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [@heart_lung] Why is blood pressure measured by units of length [i.e. millimeters of mercury – mmHg]? What decides systolic and diastolic pressure? What are the determinants of tissue perfusion and what are the clinical implications of this physiology? Can we deceive ourselves into thinking a particular mean arterial pressure [MAP] is beneficial when, in fact, it is depriving tissue of life? In this brief dispatch, I hope to provide foundation for the above – reasons to reexamine and remarkable references [