Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 30 Mar 2026 19:23:51 GMT Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <10pkqka$22prd$1@dont-email.me> <10pr6gg$2t5v$1@dont-email.me> <10pv2af$1eb4h$2@dont-email.me> <87zf3wx1jt.fsf@parhasard.net> <10pvhqb$1j2vg$1@dont-email.me> <1rsjtwr.9h8wo7a6jjujN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10q2o7j$nr7l$1@news1.tnib.de> <1rsostx.1fumdje1pdrftiN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1rsp93i.i0zwza16xvqdfN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <18a11b491becb6ce$558$2491104$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1rsq78a.9hgxro1eczx2yN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qb9df$1inu5$14@dont-email.me> <1rsr591.1ssq8oh1dihjwuN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qc4dc$1silm$10@dont-email.me> <1rsrokx.c9haxt1jmhu6aN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10qd1lk$26b4f$1@dont-email.me> <0e1q9mxo8p.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net sl4iasR5zbOlmN9GiJpQNANCbcpJpvc4bBeahlDj+NmfWR97N9 Cancel-Lock: sha1:82h9cnZnYelZi7R8sLPtn7lmiko= sha256:djpwOgmJDrDb46KvvuJMUuYFo5XfvVVu7INyr9IFgVI= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:84699 alt.usage.english:1141664 On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:55:28 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-03-30 09:03, rbowman wrote: >> On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:28:17 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >> >>> General term for pressure measurement is manometer but >>> for blood pressure the term is sphygmomanometer. Most have a dial >>> these days but if a doctor wants to impress you with his seriousness >>> then a mercury sphygmomanometer on his desk coveys a sense of >>> seriousness. >> >> My doctor has one mounted on the wall but usually a NP takes the >> pressure with a cuff and dial. She did use it on the last visit as a >> cross check. For unknown reasons it was 150 for a couple of days before >> falling back to a more normal range. I'd seen it with my Omron digital >> and didn't know if it was a problem with that unit. >> >> > My nurse (and my doctor) use an automatic electronic one. :-D My dentist started doing blood pressure a while back and added a temperature and blood oxygen reading. The problem is she uses one of the wrist cuff models that are convenient but notoriously inaccurate. I asked my doctor about them and she says she gets referrals from dentists for people with normal blood pressure when measured with better instruments. I've found mine with the traditional upper arm cuff tracks well with her readings.