Sphygmomanometer

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What is Sphygmomanometer?

• Sphygmomanometer is an instrument to measure
• blood pressure, typically consist an inflatable
  
• rubber cuff which is applied on the arm and
• connected to a column of mercury next to a
• graduated scale, after enabling the
  determination
• of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by
• increasing and gradually releasing the pressure
  
• in the cuff.

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How Sphygmomanometer Works?

• A Sphygmomanometer is simply a way to
• measure the performance of the pump and the
• pipes. there are two numbers in a blood pressure
• reading systolic and diastolic. when the doctor
• puts the cuff around your arm and pumps it up,
• what he/ she is doing is cutting off the blood
• flow with the pressure exerted by the cuff.

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Benefits of Using Sphygmomanometer

• the benefits of Sphygmomanometers are that they
  are
• easy to use, portable, and relatively
  inexpensive. in
• addition, sphygmomanometers can be used to
  check for
• other conditions such as arrhythmias (abnormal
  heart
• rhythms) and heart murmurs. Mercury
• sphygmomanometers are considered the gold
  standard
• for accuracy, although aneroid
  sphygmomanometers
• are less expensive and easier to transport.
  Mercury
• sphygmomanometers should be calibrated
  regularly to
• ensure accuracy.

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What Types of Sphygmomanometers are Available?
There are two types of Sphygmomanometers 
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When To Use A Sphygmomanometer?

• A Sphygmomanometer is an essential tool for
  taking blood pressure readings. it can be used
  in both clinical and home settings. in a clinical
  setting, sphygmomanometers are typically used in
  conjunction with stethoscopes. the
  sphygmomanometer helps to measure the highest
  level of arterial blood pressure, while the
  stethoscope is used to listen for the korotkoff
  sounds, which indicate the lowest level of
  arterial blood pressure. home sphygmomanometers
  are often digital, and they may or may not come
  with a stethoscope. to use a sphygmomanometer,
  the cuff is wrapped around the upper arm and
  inflated until it cuts off the flow of blood. the
  reading is taken when the artery is reopened and
  the cuff is slowly released. sphygmomanometers
  are an important tool for monitoring blood
  pressure levels and can be used to help diagnose
  hypertension.

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