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Accuracy Of The Digital BP As Compared To Traditional Method
Wanted to know the accuracy of the digital BP as compared to traditional method of using BP instruments..
Wanted to know the digital BP from canada recently I got , just wanted to know what is the accuracy of these devices as compared to traditional method of using BP instruments used by the doctors.
Wanted to know the digital BP from canada recently I got , just wanted to know what is the accuracy of these devices as compared to traditional method of using BP instruments used by the doctors.
Fri, 11 Feb 2011
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The mercury BP monitors are the ideal ones. The digital BP monitors are accurate provided they are compared with a mercury monitor at regular intervals and standardised.
Mercury BP apparatus is standard than digital monitors. At regular interval both should be compared
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