Mean arterial pressure is the mean arterial pressure in one cardiac cycle. In several case mean arterial pressure is a better indicator for therapy.
Mean arterial pressure calculated by : (2x systolic pressure + 1xdiastolic pressure) /3
In this case it would be (2x120 + 1x70)/3 = 310/3 = 103mmHg
This is a very general question. There are many diseases that cause this. Some that I can think of are Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and cerebral palsy.
Your first action in managing this patient should be TO PERFORM A JAW THRUST. The jaw thrust is a first aid strategy that is usually perform on trauma patients in order to prevent the tongue from blocking the upper airways. The jaw thrust should be perform when the patient is in a supine position.
