Kinds of Blood Pressure Monitors

Blood pressure monitors are important medical apparatus in the hospital, clinics and at home. I know some if you there wanting to buy blood pressure monitors but aren’t sure what type of monitor to purchase. If you are maintaining your blood pressure, going back to the clinic is tiring and is a hassle, a waste of time and effort. It is necessary to learn how to use blood pressure monitors and know the types of before you decide to purchase. To understand them all here are common blood pressure monitors to ponder.

·         The aneroid or manual blood pressure monitors. This is commonly seen on the Nurse table taking blood pressure of out patients, consultation and other hospitals also use this kind of apparatus. It include cuff used to wrap round your upper arm, a bulb use to squeeze the cuff, a stethoscope use to hear the sound to measure your blood pressure or diagnosing diastolic and systolic. It uses mercury to detect the number per sound inflation.

·         The digital blood pressure monitors. They are also called electronics monitor. This one also uses cuff to wrap around your arm but this however is more reliable compared to aneroid blood pressure monitors. It has a screen display where the results can be seen. Here there is no need to listen to first and last sound of a sphygmomanometer since it is digital the reading of diastolic and systolic are already given.

·         The finger blood pressure monitors. This is the most innovative blood pressure monitor. This monitor is tiny and all you have to do is to place your index finger on top of that little white box and in a matter of second your blood pressure is displayed on the little LCD screen above it. This is very convenient. You can place the apparatus on your bag or in the pocket. It is too small that you can place them even in your purse. No cuff needed and no need to pump to inflate your arms. It is simply digital

·         The wrist blood pressure monitors. This is a specialize monitor used for patients who have fractured elbows. If you think you will be using the monitor for daily recording of your blood pressure. This one is not an ideal blood pressure apparatus since the heat of your body is easily captured g giving a false reading. It looks like a wrist watch. They look very fashionable but are not a thing for home use.

Choosing blood pressure monitors are not base on style and look, but rather on the usefulness of the apparatus. Before you purchase, think of this first, are you using it at home, clinic or hospital? Or who is the one using it always, is it adult or children?