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In [[medicine]] and the [[physical examination]], '''sphygmomanometers''' are "instruments for measuring arterial [[blood pressure]] consisting of an inflatable cuff, inflating bulb, and a gauge showing the blood pressure."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]] and the [[physical examination]], '''sphygmomanometers''' are "instruments for measuring arterial [[blood pressure]] consisting of an inflatable cuff, inflating bulb, and a gauge showing the blood pressure."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
They were developed by Riva Rocci in 1896.<ref name="isbn0-409-90077-X-The Origins of the History and Physical Examination">{{cite book |author=Walker HK |authorlink= |editor=Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW |others= |title=Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations||edition= |edition=3rd|language= |publisher=Butterworths |location=London |year=1990 |origyear= |pages= |quote= |isbn=0-409-90077-X |oclc= |doi= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cm |accessdate=|chapter=The Origins of the History and Physical Examination|chapterurl=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cm&part=A14 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 18:17, 14 February 2009

In medicine and the physical examination, sphygmomanometers are "instruments for measuring arterial blood pressure consisting of an inflatable cuff, inflating bulb, and a gauge showing the blood pressure."[1]

They were developed by Riva Rocci in 1896.[2]

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