The Blood Pressure is Too Damn High

The systole pressure is the result of the contraction of the ventricles. It is a higher number than the diastolic pressure which is measured from the ventricle relaxing from the contraction. The equipment used to measure  heart rate is the index and middle finger or the stethoscope. To measure blood pressure a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer. The problem with using the thumb to measure pulse is that the thumb has its own pulse that would interfere with the measurement. To use a sphygomomanometer take the side with the tubes running out of it and have that running down the arm. Then wrap the sphygomomanometer around the upper bicep so that there is enough space to place the stethoscope on the artery.