Blood Pressure Cuffs

[iXplore]

In clinic, does anyone here use automized blood pressure cuffs that simplifies the process. Sometimes in clinic it's a little loud and lots of background noise. The caveat i've heard is that sometimes they are inaccurate. What are some people's experience with them?

What's the best automized blood pressure cuff out there that is reasonably affordable? What's the best non-automized blood pressure cuff?

thx

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[crazy_sherm]

The more you practice with the manual cuff, the easier it gets. Even with ambient noise, you get used to differentiating what's a pulse and what's not. Many of my classmates bought automized BP cuffs to either save that extra 1 minute off their exam time or because they aren't confident in learning how to take it manually. From what I've seen, the arm cuff ones are more accurate than the wrist cuff. However, it's a big advantage to have the wrist cuff when you have an obese patient where the arm cuff doesn't fit well. That's the only time I've had trouble taking blood pressure.

 

[capisce?]

Many of my classmates bought automized BP cuffs to either save that extra 1 minute off their exam time or because they aren't confident in learning how to take it manually. From what I've seen, the arm cuff ones are more accurate than the wrist cuff. Ho

Let's be honest here, taking BP manually isn't rocket science.

I used one all through dental school for the sheer convenience of it. I also take my BP at home and can tell you with my automated arm cuff (omron, good model) the systolic ranges 5-10pts higher than with a manual. Diastolic is usually on.

 

[crazy_sherm]

Let's be honest here, taking BP manually isn't rocket science.

I used one all through dental school for the sheer convenience of it. I also take my BP at home and can tell you with my automated arm cuff (omron, good model) the systolic ranges 5-10pts higher than with a manual. Diastolic is usually on.

You're right, it's not hard. I'm just going off what people tell me when I asked why they bought an automated cuff. Some of my classmates say they don't trust that the reading they take manually is correct. If it was my assessment, I would just say they were lazy.

 

[1992Corolla]

At temple, baseline is always measured on first visit using stethoscope and cuff, after that many use the automated cuff for convenience.

Both are easy and probably accurate within +/- 5 mmHg.

 

[DrTacoElf]

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[1992Corolla]

my BP the other day in physio lab was 100/40
Normally I am 120/80
You could hear my pulse in the scope at the elbow. It was like this for like 3 hours. Then it went away. How weird is that?