It is one of the most important and widespread instruments in the medical field.
The sphygmomanometer is part of the main instruments that every medical operator must own and is also one of the devices best known by patients.There are different types, depending on the type of survey that needs to be conducted,from the simplest manual ones to sophisticated electronic devices.
Let us now examine the various types of professional sphygmomanometer for doctors and their characteristics .
What is the sphygmomanometer and what is it used for
The sphygmomanometer allows you to measure blood pressure ofa patient.
In the form in which we know it today it was invented at the end of the 19th century by an Italian doctor, Scipione Riva Cocci, and then perfected over the decades.
Blood pressure is a vital parameter, which must be monitored accurately and repeatedly over time.Detects minimum (diastolic) and maximum (systolic) pressure.
Alterations in blood pressure, such as hypertension, are often precise indicators of other pathologies, primarily potential cardiovascular problems.
As stated by a study by the Italian Society of Arterial Hypertension 1 (SIIA),approximately 30% of the national adult population suffers from hypertension or high blood pressure.
Measuring blood pressure is one of the fundamental and primary checks in monitoring an individual's health status;in fact, it is commonly carried out both in hospital settings, during specialist visits, and in outpatient settings, by the family doctor.
It is an easy-to-use device, often also present in the domestic environment,for those people who need regular measurement of their blood pressure.
Precisely because it provides extremely important data, it is necessary to equip yourself with the best pressure gauge possible, and carry out correct maintenance and calibration on it.Mainly, the blood pressure monitors are divided into two macro-types: the professional digital sphygmomanometer and the manual or aneroid.
Digital or electronic sphygmomanometer
Currently the most used device is the professional electronic sphygmomanometer.
This instrument consists of a sleeve, which must be applied to the arm, and a small device connected to a digital screen.
Once started, the device inflates a chamber with air and then releases it,showing on the screen the values corresponding to the maximum and minimum pressure detected.
This instrument allows for particularly clear and precise detection.
In the more advanced models, such as the Aandamp;D Ua-767 Pb-Ci Bluetooth Blood Pressure Monitor,it is possible to connect the device to other technological devices to integrate blood pressure measurement with other diagnostic computer systems.
This device also has an internal memory that allows you to store the data of the last 40 measurements.In this way the medical operator will have an effective tool that will show the progressive of these measurements,also establishing the possibility of seeing an average of the values over several days.
Other particularly interesting functions of a professional digital blood pressure monitor include the possibility of detecting, through pressure, any cardiac arrhythmia, as happens for example with the GIMA models,iHealth or Omiron, among other brands of digital sphygmomanometers.
Manual or aneroid sphygmomanometer
Simpler in composition and use is the manual or aneroid sphygmomanometer.
This device is composed of an inner tube connected to a cuff and a bulb,which is used to manually inflate the cuff connected to the patient at the height of the brachial biceps with air. A stethoscope is placed between the arm and the cuff. Inflating the inner tube exerts a pressure on the brachial artery, which interrupts the blood flow for a few moments.Gradually the air pressure is lowered with the blood flowing again, providing an indication of the maximum pressure.
The pressure then continues to drop until a static situation is reached,when the noise produced by the deflation of the inner tube is constant: this is the moment in which to detect the minimum pressure.
In manual blood pressure monitors, the values are visible on a pressure gauge,which can provide the indication in a mercury-powered scale (now less and less widespread) or with a dial equipped with a pointer in the aneroid sphygmomanometer.
The use of a phonendoscope.
must certainly be added to the manual sphygmomanometer for a doctor.In the case of the manual sphygmomanometer,the cuff must be applied to the patient's arm, positioning the bell of the stethoscope under it and in correspondence with the brachial artery.
Then, the cuff is inflated with an air pump, until the operator, using the stethoscope, can no longer hear anything,and therefore the blood flow in the artery is blocked.
Then proceed to slowly deflate the cuff.As soon as the blood flow is audible to the stethoscope, that will be the value of the maximum or systolic pressure,while when the heartbeat returns to normal it will be time to check the minimum or diastolic pressure.
It is a very precise instrument but not suitable for use at home by ordinary people: it is in fact fundamental to have certain medical knowledge to be able to perceiveall heartbeat changes.
There are manual sphygmomanometers, particularly handy and easy to transport, with a very precise degree of accuracy, such as those of GIMA or ERKA, brands that have a long tradition in the development of this type of device,made of modern materials which also make them comfortable to wear.
Wrist sphygmomanometer
A subgroup of sphygmomanometers, especially digital ones, are professional wrist blood pressure monitors.
It is an even easier tool to use,more manageable as it is fastened directly to the wrist, and which allows blood pressure measurement to be carried out even when the patient is not perfectly still,or in positions other than the traditional upper arm sphygmomanometer which is applied at the elbow.
There are various models of reliable wrist blood pressure monitors on the market,such as those of GIMA and Omiron.
Arm sphygmomanometer
The best professional upper arm sphygmomanometers, whether they are manually or electronically operated,they also have accessories such as bracelets of different sizes.
It is important that the size of the cuff (cuff) is correct for the type of patient whose blood pressure is being measured.In fact, there are on the market special bracelets for children, including newborns, as well as for adults of different sizes, even for arms with large diameters such as those of obese patients.
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