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.
Tequila is another flavored spirit. Brandy is a funny liquor when it comes to calories. This spirit is lost somewhere in between a standard spirit drink and wine. Brandy contains a shade above 70 calories per standard shot, or 1.5 ounces of liquid, but brandy is often drank in much higher quantities like wine. Five ounces of brandy comes out to be a little over 230 calories. Beer usually contains 150 calories per standard drink, which is 12 ounces of liquid.