blood pressure: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	arterial blood pressure

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Nursing staff member checks the blood pressure of an elderly male resident seated at a table in a nursing home common area.

A young doctor or nurse uses a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope to measure the blood pressure of an elderly man seated at a clinic office desk.

A doctor in a white coat uses a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope to measure the blood pressure of a smiling patient seated with her arm extended.

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