Is it reliable to measure the forearm blood pressure in children?

Is it reliable to measure the forearm blood pressure in children?

Background: When the upper arm (UA) is inaccessible or a standard-sized blood pressure (BP) cuff is unavailable, some healthcare workers use the forearm (FA) to measure BP with a mercury sphygmomanometer. Objective: The objective was to determine the accuracy of BP measurement in the arm and FA. Des...

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Main Authors: Amar M Taksande, Aishwarya Jadhav, Jyoti Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Subjects:
Blood pressure
forearm
OMRON
upper arm
Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2015;volume=22;issue=2;spage=85;epage=87;aulast=Taksande

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