what is the name of the instrument the doctor uses, other than a stethescope to take your bp?? thanks
2007-07-09 05:01:21 · 8 answers · asked by aida j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Sphygmus - pulse
manometer - measurer of pressure
So...sphygmomanometer - measurer of pulse pressure (which, of course, in medical-ese means specifically the difference between systolic, or peak, pressure and diastolic, or lowest, pressure measured).
The stethoscope is necessary to auscultate (or hear) the changes in sounds as blood is initially allowed to flow through the blood vessel as pressure in the sphygmomanometer falls (correlating with systolic pressure) and then as the character of the sound changes as the blood flows more and more easily as the pressure in the sphygmomanometer falls further. If taking blood pressure manually, both instruments are necessary.
2007-07-09 05:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by jchaddavis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 03:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sphygmomanometer or blood pressure cuff.
pressure is applied to artery through the cuff to achieve
approx. 200 mm hg and gradually released by
a valve. the first sound heard throught the stethescope is
believed to be the systolic bp and at the point the sound is gone is believed to be the diastolic pressure.
joe
2007-07-09 07:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by Joe P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sphygmomanometer. Sphygmos is Greek for pulse. Doesn't quite fit, does it? Until you realize that manometer is an instrument for measuring pressure or tension.
2007-07-09 05:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the sphygmomanometer, we can use an oscillometric BP machine, or an intra-arterial line.
Sphygmomanometer:
http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00taTEkUuFDQBGM/Outdoor-Type-Aneroid-Sphygmomanometer-HS-20J-.jpg
Oscillometric machine:
http://www.msdistributors.com/BioMed/MEH/IMAGES/M1846SX.JPG
Art line:
http://uscneurosurgery.com/infonet/graphics/5036/aline_4_102601.jpg
2007-07-09 09:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a "blood pressure monitor." A stethoscope doesn't take blood pressure, it measures your heartbeat.
2007-07-09 05:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
blood pressure cuff and stethascope
2007-07-09 05:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by KnightRider 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sphygmomanometer
2007-07-09 06:07:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋