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2. Sphygmomanometer - Wikipedia

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   A sphygmomanometer (/ ˌ s f ɪ ɡ m oʊ m ə ˈ n ɒ m ɪ t ə r / SFIG-moh-mə-NO-mi-tər), also 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, [1] and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure.

3. Korotkoff sounds - Wikipedia

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   Similarly, if the cuff of a sphygmomanometer is placed around a patient's upper arm and inflated to a pressure above the patient's systolic blood pressure, there will be no sound audible. This is because the pressure in the cuff is high enough such that it completely occludes the blood flow. This is similar to a flexible tube or pipe with fluid ...

4. Blood pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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   The pressure at which this sound is first heard is the systolic blood pressure. The cuff pressure is further released until no sound can be heard (fifth Korotkoff sound), at the diastolic arterial pressure. The auscultatory method is the predominant method of clinical measurement. [15]

5. The Best Blood Pressure Monitors to Have at Home ... - AOL

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   This Omron monitor is a blood pressure and EKG monitor in one, which therein tracks systolic and diastolic blood pressures, pulse, atrial Fibrillation, tachycardia, bradycardia, and sinus rhythm ...

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   The iHealth Track Smart Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor is on sale for Amazon Prime Day. The best-seller is convenient and user-friendly. This Top-Rated Blood Pressure Cuff Is One of the Best ...

7. Seymour London - Wikipedia

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   Seymour B. London (July 1, 1915 – July 14, 2010) was an American physician and inventor who created the first automatic blood pressure monitor.. London was born on July 1, 1915, in Detroit and moved to Miami Beach, Florida as a youth together with his family, where he graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1932.