Korotkoff's sounds can be differentiated into five phases. Correlate the phase from 1 to 5 with the appropriate choice. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down
1. Systolic blood pressure
2. Sounds have a muffled, whooshing, swishing quality.
3. Sounds become crisper, more intense.
4. Sounds become muffled, with a soft blowing quality.
5. Diastolic blood pressure
1,2,3,4,5
Rationale: Phase 1 is the pressure level at which the first faint, clear tapping or thumping sounds are heart; the first tapping sound heard during deflation of the cuff is the systolic blood pressure.
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