1 This can be verified by gently tapping on the end, which should produce a sound. 2  With your left hand, place the bell over the area of the brachial artery. 3  While most practitioners use the diaphragm of the stethescope, the bell is actually be superior for picking up the low pitched sounds used for measuring BP.
An ounce of regular brandy or cognac contains about 65 calories. Make that an ounce of apricot brandy, and you'll be consuming about 80 calories, and fruit-flavored brandy liqueurs can have up to 130 calories per 1.5 ounces.
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)*. Note: The basic formula for estimating a person's blood-alcohol concentration comes from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Each drink in this calculation assumes a volume of .54 ounces of alcohol (one shot of distilled spirits, a glass of wine, or 12 ounces of beer). *Due to the number of factors involved, no BAC can be completely accurate.