Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure is above 130/80 mmHg. Blood pressure is measured using a cuff and a sphygmomanometer. You should ...

Remarkable between-physician differences in the BP of hypertensive patients have been reported from a hypertension clinic. Furthermore, the nurse–physician difference was −6 mmHg for systolic and −8 ...

This tutorial discusses the factors to consider in designing a sphygmomanometer or commonly known as the blood pressure monitor. This article presents the two main types of automatic blood pressure ...