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blood pressure 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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