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The real name for a blood pressure cuff is sphygmomanometer.
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What is the real name for a blood pressure monitor?
A sphygmomanometer.
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 difference between a sphygmomanometer and a blood pressure monitor?
I would love to take the opportunity to answer this question, The sphygmomanometer and BP meter are the same there is no difference.
How do you pronounce the technical name for a blood pressure cuff?
sfig-moh-mə-nom-i-tər A sphygmomanometer or blood pressure meter is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is unimpeded. They are also used in conjunction with a stethoscope to ensure accuracy.
What is the other name for hypertension?
The common name for hypertension is high blood pressure. To be diagnosed with high blood pressure, a person typically has three or more readings of 140/90 or higher.
What is the other name of blood pressure?
High blood pressure is hypertension, and low blood pressure is hypotension.
When checking a blood pressure the name of artery that is palpated is?
radial is the artery that is palpated when checking a blood pressure
What does Plug and play monitor on ATI Radeon Xpress 200 mean?
"Plug and Play monitor" is a monitor that Windows was able to automatically detect the refresh rates and resolution for, but either monitor does not support device IDs to provide the name of the monitor, or it transmitted them incorrectly.
What is the name of the blood pressure measuered when the ventricles relax?
Diastolic pressure
Is there a super fancy name for a hammer?
A Universal Pressure Applicating Device
Does stress and medications affect blood pressure?
Stress activates the sympathetic nervous system which does increase the blood pressure. Many medications effect blood pressure, too many to name.
What is the scientific name for low blood pressure?
Hypotension
