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evidence: An auscultatory gap is a period of diminished or absent Korotkoff sounds during the manual measurement of blood pressure .. auscultatory. Auscultation. Korotkoff sounds. Korotkoff sounds. manual measurement. blood pressure#Noninvasive measurement. blood pressure. blood pressure. The improper interpretation of this gap may lead to blood pressure monitoring errors  : namely , an underestimation of systolic blood pressure and / or an overestimation of diastolic blood pressure .. blood pressure. blood pressure. In order to correct for an auscultatory gap the radial pulse should be monitored by palpation .. auscultatory. Auscultation. It is therefore recommended to palpate and auscultate when manually recording a patient 's blood pressure .. blood pressure. blood pressure. Typically the blood pressure obtained via palpation is around 10 mmHg lower than the pressure obtained via auscultation .. blood pressure. blood pressure. In general , the examiner can avoid being confused by an auscultatory gap by always inflating a blood pressure cuff to 20-40 mmHg higher than the pressure required to occlude the brachial pulse .. auscultatory. Auscultation. blood pressure. blood pressure. There is evidence that auscultatory gaps are related to carotid atherosclerosis and to increased arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients , independent of age .. auscultatory. Auscultation. arterial stiffness. arterial stiffness. Another cause is believed to be venous congestion within the limb that is being used for the measurement .. Although these observations need to be confirmed prospectively , they suggest that auscultatory gaps may have prognostic relevance .. auscultatory. Auscultation. prognostic. Prognosis