Pulpate the radial pulse

The next thing you do is to have a first rough value about the systolic blood pressure of your patient. You do that by the palpation of the radial pulse and then infiliate the cuff until the pulse can no longer be felt. Then you can defiliate the cuff.

Place the diaphragm of your stethoscope over the branchial artery

Place the diaphragm below left the arrow

Place the diaphragm below the right arrow