W: I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading. M: What does the reading tell you? W: I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when your heart is pumping blood versus at rest. M: I hope that the test results show me to be really healthy. (2) 略反馈...
Put a thermometer in your mouth and it’s pretty easy for you to determine whether your temperature is too high. Slap a blood pressure cuff on your arm, however, and it’s not quite as clear if the reading’s a real problem. That’s because blood pressure numbers aren’t as intuitive...
Put the blood pressure cuff on the upper arm and select the same arm for every reading. The cuff must be positioned at the same horizontal level as the heart. Then start the machine, soon after the cuff begins to pump up and start the measurement. When the measurement is taken, cuff de...
“Using a standard blood pressure cuff can be awkward to put on correctly, and this solution has the potential to make it easier for older adults to self-monitor blood pressure,” said study co-author and medical collaborator Alison Moore, chief of the Division of Geriatrics in the Depa...
blood pressure monitor that inflates on its own. These monitors mean you simply sit back and relax while the machine does all the work– all you have to worry about is the proper placement of the cuff on your arm. But it is good to know how to take your blood pressure manually as ...
"Using a standard blood pressure cuff can be awkward to put on correctly, and this solution has the potential to make it easier for older adults to self-monitor blood pressure," said study co-author and medical collaborator Alison Moore, chief of the Division of Geriatrics in the Department ...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blood-pressure measuring apparatus which does not use a dry battery or the like, allows to be composed at a low cost, and has a cuff applied to a tragus or superficial temporal artery for a blood-pressure measurement by manual operation without requiring ...
Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated. "It sounds easy—you buy a device, smack the cuff on yourupper armand push a button, right? It's not so easy," said Dr. Daichi Shimbo, co-director of the Columbia Hypertension...
Using the wrong cuff size when taking a blood pressure measurement can lead to inaccurate readings. The right cuff size—not too big and not too small—is based on the circumference of your mid-upper arm. Checking the fit of a blood pressure cuff isn't just for the provider's office—it...
A little awkward to see the screen This blood pressure cuff is ideal if you travel a lot or want to take measurements when you’re away from home because it’s so compact and easy to operate. The only downside to its small size is that the results are displayed right on the cuff (in...