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definitely. the manner by which you wrap the cuff on the person's arm determines the accuracy of the measurement of BP. if you wrap it too tightly you will get false high results. if you wrap it loosely you will get false low results. it is therefore very important that you wrap the cuff with just the right fit on the patient's arm.

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Q: Does the cuff of the sphygmomanometer have any effect on the measurement of blood pressure?
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Which measurement is a reading from a sphygmomanometer?

A sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood pressure. A more common name for this device is a blood pressure meter.


What is the name of the device to monitor your blood pressure?

The real name for a blood pressure cuff is sphygmomanometer.


What is the Medical term meaning blood pressure cuff?

The medical term for a blood pressure cuff is a sphygmomanometer.


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mm Hg (milimeters of mercury) usually measured with a Stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer .


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Sphygmomanometers are used to check a patient's blood pressure. A sphygmomanometer is also simply called a blood pressure cuff.


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Blood pressure is taken with a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope.


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What does a sphygmomanometer specifically measure?

Blood Pressure.


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What sound get between systolic and diastolic blood pressure?

If you are manually taking a blood pressure measurement using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope, the sounds you hear between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure are called Korotkoff sounds, and they are muffled "whooshing" sounds heard with each heart beat and are thought to be caused by turbulent blood flow through the blood vessel caused by partial occlusion by the cuffed sphygmomanometer.


Blood pressure is found by using?

sphygmomanometer and stethoscope


What does a sphygmomanomter measure?

a sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure