[MCOH-EH] Use of wrist blood pressure devices

[Deborah a Sampson]

Mayo has a nice overview of plus and minus. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/expert-answers/wrist-blood-pressure-monitors/FAQ-20057802
Any measurement device must be used properly (ie body position and level of measuring meter) and needs to be checked and calibrated periodically by a biomed technician.
I always try to remember that what I am actually doing in measuring BP is measuring the pressure in mmHg of a 4 chamber hydraulic pump a (heart systolic) and pressure within flexible hydraulic tubing (diastolic). As such. measuring device accuracy will vary depending on height of device in relation to the pump (systolic accuracy) and distance from the pump (systolic and diastolic accuracy). 
Hope this helps.Deb

Deborah A. Sampson, PhD, FNP-BC, APRN, FAANP, NCRME 


     On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 1:47 PM, "Jenkins, Maribeth" <mjenkins at hendrickhealth.org> wrote:
   

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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Use of wrist blood pressure devices  Our facility does not use them, however,  staff will bring their personal ones in to me to check them against a regular one to see how they compare.(  most common one is Medtronic)  They are usually very close.  Maryann Viereck RN,BS,CEN,COHN-S  Employee Health CoordinatorCape Regional Medical Center2 Stone Harbor BlvdCape May Court House, NJ 08210phone 609-463-2512fax 609-463-2910  From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Synesael, Kimberly
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:45 PM
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Use of wrist blood pressure devices  I am doing some research,  Does anyone use wrist blood pressure devices?  Does anyone know if studies or reports on accuracy of wrist blood pressure devices?    Kim   Kimberly J Synesael  LPNEmployee Health Services  IU Health ArnettPh 765-838-7160Fx 765-838-4771 synesaek at iuhealth.org  Find highly skilled primary care physicians at iuhealth.org/primarycare.  Confidential: This e-mail is intended for the use of the person to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential, the disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the related e-mail.            Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, from CapeRegional Health System contains information which is CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR LEGALLYPRIVILEGED.The information is intended only for the use of the individual namedabove and may not be disseminated to any other party without Cape Regional HealthSystem's written permission. If you are not the intended recipient, or theemployee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intendedrecipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, disclosure,distribution, copying or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of thise-mailed information is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this e-mail inerror, please notify us immediately by telephone at 609-463-2163 to arrange forthe return of these documents to us without cost to you.
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