Tag: Tonometer
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How Arterial Tonometer is used for Blood Pressure Measurement
The arterial tonometer is an instrument used to measure arterial blood pressure. It differs from sphygmomanometer in that, rather than measuring the pressure at greatest contraction and greatest heart dilation (systolic and diastolic) it provides continuous measurement throughout the heart’s pumping cycle. Normally, the instrument sensor is placed over a superficial artery; the radial artery…