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MERCURIAL SPHYGMOMANOMETER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mercury sphygmomanometer
1, record 1, English, mercury%20sphygmomanometer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mercurial sphygmomanometer 2, record 1, English, mercurial%20sphygmomanometer
correct
- mercury column sphygmomanometer 3, record 1, English, mercury%20column%20sphygmomanometer
correct
- mercury tensiometer 4, record 1, English, mercury%20tensiometer
correct
- mercury manometer 5, record 1, English, mercury%20manometer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A mercury sphygmomanometer is operated by inflating a rubber cuff placed around a patient's arm until blood flow stops. The cuff pressure is measured via the mercury column. 6, record 1, English, - mercury%20sphygmomanometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Currently, there are three major configurations of blood pressure monitors for home use: the mercury sphygmomanometer, the aneroid manometer, and semiautomatic manual-inflation or automatic-inflation digital devices. 7, record 1, English, - mercury%20sphygmomanometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Blood pressure measurement by sphygmomanometer is normally performed using a mercury manometer. This can consist of a U- tube half-filled with mercury, but more commonly it is a single tube, held vertical in use, which sits in a small reservoir of mercury. The reservoir is connected by a rubber tube to the source of air pressure to be measured. As pressure is applied mercury is forced up the column and the pressure can be read from a scale behind. The actual pressure is indicated by the difference in the level of the mercury in the column and the reservoir. 4, record 1, English, - mercury%20sphygmomanometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The mercury manometer is in fact only a part of the device called "mercury tensiometer". Mercury manometers are used in numerous fields. For example, the negative pressure within a dairy’s milking system is controlled by a mercury manometer. 8, record 1, English, - mercury%20sphygmomanometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sphygmomanomètre à mercure
1, record 1, French, sphygmomanom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20mercure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tensiomètre à mercure 2, record 1, French, tensiom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20mercure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au cabinet médical, la méthode recommandée est la mesure clinique au moyen d’un sphygmomanomètre à mercure, le patient étant depuis plusieurs minutes en position assise ou couchée. 3, record 1, French, - sphygmomanom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20mercure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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