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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"blood pressure measurement"”.
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Assessment of catheter-manometer systems used for invasive blood pressure measurement
Direct measurement of blood pressure using a fluid-filled catheter and an electromechanical transducer is widely accepted in clinical practice. However, errors associated with the measurement are often not appreciated and these catheter-manometer systems are frequently unable to accurately …
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Analysing the technique of blood pressure measurement in primary care: a single pilot study
Background: Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. However, BP measurement technique is often suboptimal in primary healthcare facilities, potentially leading to misdiagnosis and inappropriate management. Objective: To assess the …
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Survey of Knowledge of Fifty Registered Professional Nurses Regarding Selected Factors of Indirect Blood Pressure Measurement
… that contributed to variations in the indirect measurement of blood pressure. It was thought that assessment of the nurses' knowledge could contribute to more effective nursing services by disclosing areas of weakness which could be strengthened by hospital in-service and nursing education. …
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Investigating the Role of Standing Blood Pressure Measurement and the Association Between High-Density Lipoprotein and Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Function in Pre-Hypertensive Humans
… 1) obtaining an accurate clinical assessment of blood pressure (BP), and 2) the mechanisms by which dyslipidemia evoke enhanced cardiometabolic disease risk. Specifically, this dissertation aimed to 1) investigate the role of standing office BP measurement in facilitating HTN diagnosis, and 2) …
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Improvements to the kidney dialysis machine
… conductivity control feedback system, a positive pressure deaeration system, a balancing system for dialysate flow control, a diaphragm-type blood pump, and an ultrafiltration control system using blood pressure measurement. A kidney dialysis machine was constructed to test the changes for …
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Arterial blood pressure estimation using ultrasound
While blood pressure is commonly used by doctors as an indicator of patient health, the available techniques to measure the quantity suffer from many inconveniences such as cutting off blood flow, being cumbersome to use, being invasive, or being inaccurate. The research addresses many of these …
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Predicting intensive care unit patient outcomes through patient similarity
… input data, such as patient age and longitudinal blood pressure measurement. Using this information, a Cox Proportional Hazards model was built to map the multivariate time series of input data to a univariate time series, which was used to match the patient to a cohort of similar patients. Based …
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An observational study of student osteopaths' measurement of arterial blood pressure by sphygmomanometry and auscultation
… demonstrate when applying their undergraduate blood pressure (BP) measurement training in a clinical situation. Thirty-seven volunteer postgraduate participants were watched measuring blood pressure in a mock clinical situation by two observers. Both observers according to whether or not each …
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hypertensive pregnancies
… in pregnancy, and the role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Overviews of blood pressure measurement and hypertension in pregnancy are followed by discussion of ABPM in non-pregnant and pregnant individuals. A literature review of research in ABPM in pregnancy is presented, …
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Improving recognition of hypertension in pediatric primary care
… unrecognized due to the complexity of diagnosis. Blood pressure reference ranges vary according to a child's age, sex, and height, and diagnosis requires multiple measurements from multiple encounters. These factors, combined with the challenges of implementing appropriate blood pressure …
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Cardiac Biomarkers in Hyperthyroid Cats
… complete history, physical examination, complete blood count, serum biochemistries, urinalysis, blood pressure measurement, serum T4 concentration, plasma concentrations of NT-proBNP and cTNI, and echocardiogram was prospectively obtained from each cat. Results: Hyperthyroid and HCM cats had …
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The Removal Of Motion Artifacts From Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurements
Modern Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement Techniques are based on measuring the cuff pressure and on sensing the pulsatile amplitude variations. These measurements are very sensitive to motion of the patient or the surroundings where the patient is. The slightest unexpected movements could offset …
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Critical evaluation and novel design of a non-invasive and wearable health monitoring system
… watch. The system is a non-invasive health measurement system. An important part of the study is researching the automation of blood pressure measurement by means of experiments which test the effect of exterior factors on blood pressure level. These experiments have been held to improve the …
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Assessing Endothelial Dysfunction Estimating the Differences Between 3 Minute and 5 Minute Reactive Hyperemia
… a system based on the oscillometric method of blood pressure measurement. By reducing the duration of the test from 5 minute reactive hyperemia to 3 minute reactive hyperemia, this will make the procedure practical for an increased number of patients, providing a noninvasive option to regularly …
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The association between blood pressure and vascular characteristics in children
… of studies have investigated the role elevated blood pressure plays in pediatric atherosclerotic progression. However these studies contain significant methodological flaws and fail to recognize important confounding factors. Therefore, the influence of elevated blood pressure on arterial health …
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Adolescent Hypertension at a School-Based Health Center: A Pre-Implementation Study Using the Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases (TICD) Checklist
… healthy but may go undiagnosed with high blood pressure, which can lead to increased risk for developing cardiovascular conditions in adulthood. The updated guidelines released by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2017 reclassify adolescents to tighter blood pressure categories. The …
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Estudo comparativo entre antipsicóticos atípicos no tratamento da esquizofrenia e sua influência na qualidade de vida dos pacientes
… and performing biochemical and hormonal tests, blood pressure measurement, and measurement of anthropometric indices, besides the application of Ugvalg scales for Kliniske Undersgelser (UKU) and Simpson-Angus, who evaluated the side effects caused by drugs. Data were analyzed using the Student t …
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Serial Orthostatic Parameter Measurements in the Elderly
… this study was to examine orthostatic parameter measurement trends among the elderly. The study investigated the trends in blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation after orthostatic changes in elderly men and women. A prospective descriptive design was used to obtain multiple serial …
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