brentspeak
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Sun Oct-23-11 03:21 PM
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Wrist blood pressure monitors? |
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Are they accurate or a waste of money?
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siligut
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Sun Oct-23-11 03:28 PM
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1. We have an OMRON, paid $47 for it at Costco |
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It correlates to the measure the nurse at my MD's office gets, so it is is accurate. Plus, it is so much nicer and easier to use than an arm cuff.
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Sun Oct-23-11 08:17 PM
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6. We have 2 Omrons. One manual, one battery powered. |
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The battery one measures BP, pulse plus will show if there is any irregular heartbeat. It is accurate according to the Dr office, I took it in and we checked it against Dr.'s cuff. I like the wrist one because it is not as painful for sensitive skin. Battery one is nice for those who have difficulty with stiff fingers squeezing the bulb on the manual.
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Sun Oct-23-11 03:29 PM
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2. They use them at the nursing home. |
CaliforniaPeggy
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Sun Oct-23-11 03:51 PM
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3. I'm probably old school on this... |
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But as far as I'm concerned, the closer to the heart you can get, the more accurate the blood pressure measurement is.
Maybe the technology has improved to the point that wrist cuffs are OK, but I'd rather trust the arm cuffs.
It's up to you...
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grilled onions
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Sun Oct-23-11 04:53 PM
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4. Make Sure You Have Perfect Wrists |
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My wrists are a mess from 40 years of arthritis and when dentists tried to use it they got only errors.
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Sun Oct-23-11 06:01 PM
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5. Been using one on my mom for years |
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It's a Walgreen's brand and works fine. It may not be dead on accurate, but it's close enough to let us know when there's a problem.
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Sun Oct-23-11 08:51 PM
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7. I have one and it is fairly accurate.n/t |
Kennah
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Sun Oct-23-11 09:50 PM
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8. Wife has one, and I think it's an Omron. Fairly accurate, and I think her doc recommended it. |
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Sun Oct-23-11 10:24 PM
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9. Several doctors have told me the automated wrist cuffs often give higher BP readings than |
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the old-fashioned arm-cuffs
A friend told me that his doctor claimed that the automated wrist cuffs can sometimes be confused by non-heartbeat arterial noise, depending on the patient
Dunno
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Sun Oct-23-11 10:34 PM
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10. I have seen them more and more |
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used in nursing facilities. For whatever that's worth.
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Tue Oct-25-11 08:16 AM
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11. My Omron is for the upper arm but it pretty closely matches the readings at the CVS & the doctor's. |
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It also keeps a history with a date/time stamp.
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