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D C Dutta blood pressure measurement criteria pregnancy 10 points BP recording

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10 points for correct BP recording in pregnancy (Dutta-style exam answer):
  1. Use a validated, calibrated sphygmomanometer.
  2. Measure BP in a quiet setting.
  3. Avoid exercise, smoking, tea/coffee for at least 30 minutes beforehand.
  4. Ask the woman to empty her bladder.
  5. Allow her to rest for at least 5 minutes before recording.
  6. Keep her seated, with back supported, feet flat on floor and legs uncrossed.
  7. Use the upper arm, preferably the same arm at subsequent visits. Measure both arms at the first visit if needed.
  8. Keep the arm bare, supported, and at the level of the heart.
  9. Use the correct cuff size: bladder width about 40% of arm circumference and length about 80% of arm circumference. A small cuff gives falsely high BP.
  10. Record systolic BP at Korotkoff phase I and diastolic BP at Korotkoff phase V (disappearance of sounds), to the nearest 2 mmHg. Take at least two readings and use the lower/average appropriately.
For diagnosing hypertension in pregnancy, BP ≥140/90 mmHg on two readings at least 4 hours apart is generally required, except severe hypertension requires prompt confirmation and action. ACOG guidance supports the pregnancy threshold.

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Leopold's manoeuvres (4 grips) are abdominal palpation methods used after about 28 weeks to determine fetal lie, presentation, position, and engagement.
  1. First grip - Fundal grip
    Palpate the uterine fundus with both hands.
    Finds: fetal pole in fundus.
    • Head: hard, round, ballotable
    • Breech: soft, broad, irregular
  2. Second grip - Lateral or umbilical grip
    Place hands on both sides of the uterus and palpate alternately.
    Finds: fetal back and small parts.
    • Back: smooth, firm, resistant surface
    • Limbs: irregular, small, mobile parts
      This determines fetal position.
  3. Third grip - Pawlik's grip / first pelvic grip
    Grasp the lower uterine pole just above the symphysis pubis between thumb and fingers of one hand.
    Finds: presenting part and whether it is mobile or engaged.
    • A freely movable head is not engaged.
    • If fixed, it is likely engaged.
  4. Fourth grip - Second pelvic grip
    Face the woman’s feet. Place both hands on either side of the lower uterus and move fingers downward toward the pelvic inlet.
    Finds: descent of the presenting part and degree of flexion of the fetal head by locating the cephalic prominence.
    • Prominence on same side as back: head is extended
    • Prominence on side opposite the back: head is well flexed
Mnemonic:
F-L-P-P = Fundus - Lateral - Pelvic - Pelvic.
The textbook source confirms the sequence: 1st identifies the fundal pole, 2nd locates the back, 3rd identifies the part at the pelvic inlet, and 4th assesses the cephalic prominence. Rosen's Emergency Medicine, section “Second Stage of Labor,” Fig. 176.3.
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