Doctors measure the blood pressure with the instrument known as______...
The sphygmomanometer is a device used by doctors to measure the blood pressure of the patient. It measures the systolic and diastolic brachial artery pressure.
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Doctors measure the blood pressure with the instrument known as______...
A sphygmomanometer is an instrument used to measure blood pressure which is also known as a blood pressure meter or blood pressure gauge or blood pressure monitor. The word sphygmomanometer is derived from the Greek word ‘sphygmos’ meaning beating of the heart or the pulse and manometer mean the device used for measuring the pressure or tension. Stethoscope is an instrument that is used to transmit low-volume sounds such as a heartbeat (or intestinal, venous, or fetal sounds) to the ear of the listener. A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or a temperature gradient. Manometer is an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid.
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Doctors measure the blood pressure with the instrument known as______...
Because it is known as a blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge ,is a device used to measure blood pressure , composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure.
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