Recommendations for Human Blood Pressure Determination by Sphygmomanometers

I N T R O D U C T I O N 510A E Q U I P M E N T FOR I N D I R E C T M E A S U R E M E N T O F BLOOD P R E S S U R E 510A Sphygmomanometer 510A Bladder and Cuff 510A Manometers 512A Inflating System, Exhaust Valve, and Tubing 512A Stethoscope 513A D E T E R M I N A T I O N O F BLOOD P R E S S U R E 513A The Observer 513A The Patient 513A Technique 513A Systolic Pressure Determination 514A Diastolic Pressure Determination 514A Effect of Arm Position on Blood Pressure Management 514A Blood Pressure in Thigh, Leg and Forearm 515A Basal Blood Pressure and Home Recording 515A BLOOD P R E S S U R E R E C O R D I N G IN SPECIAL C O N D I T I O N S 515A Arrhythmias 515A Clinical Shock 515A Obesity 516A D E T E R M I N A T I O N O F BLOOD P R E S S U R E IN I N F A N T S A N D C H I L D R E N 516A E P I D E M I O L O G I C A L M E T H O D S 517A Measurement Errors 517A Instrument 517A Observer Error 517A The Observed 517A Clinical Implications 517A A P P E N D I X 1 517A Notes Concerning Criteria for Diastolic Blood Pressure 517A A P P E N D I X 2 518A The Use of the Systeme International (SI) d'Unites for Blood Pressure Measurement 518A A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S 517A R E F E R E N C E S 519A