Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 My BP monitor is a Lifesource Model UA-767. It is a digital reader and I find it very accurate. Hope this helps! In a message dated 8/11/2004 4:50:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tettnanger7@... writes: > Can anyone recommend a good home BP monitor? Also, which are better > and more accurate, the electronic versions or the ones where you have > to listen? > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 The most accurate ones are the ordinary stethoscope and cuff, but you have to learn how to use it. The electronic machines are pretty good for keeping overall track of what you BP is doing, but, they do have one weakness. They can be wildly inaccurate if your heartbeat is irregular, and, if you have a lot of fat on your upper arm, or if you just happen to have a brachial artery that is very deep, the machine might not be able to reliably pick up the oscillations of that artery. The result is very inaccurate measurements. These machines don't actually detect sound of the blood going through, they only detect oscillations. That being said, they are pretty good for most people. I've had 4 brands over the past 15 years. My current one is an OMRON, and that's the brand I would recommend without reservation. By the way, if you do get an electronic BP machine, spend a bit more and get a self-inflating model, rather than one that you have to pump up manually. You won't regret it. These machines do eat batteries if you use them a lot. You might want to get one that can use an AC adapter. Pierre Home BP Monitors > Can anyone recommend a good home BP monitor? Also, which are better > and more accurate, the electronic versions or the ones where you have > to listen? > > thanks! > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I bought an automatic one from my local pharmacy, Walgreens, it cost about $60 but it is sooo worth it. BRANDY > Can anyone recommend a good home BP monitor? Also, which are better > and more accurate, the electronic versions or the ones where you have > to listen? > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I would add one point to Pierre's response, get the ones that go over your arm above the elbow, not the wrist ones. The wrist ones are notoriously inaccurate. The other recommendation I would give is to take it 2-3 times and average the result to be more reliable. W The most accurate ones are the ordinary stethoscope and cuff, but you have to learn how to use it. The electronic machines are pretty good for keeping overall track of what you BP is doing, but, they do have one weakness. They can be wildly inaccurate if your heartbeat is irregular, and, if you have a lot of fat on your upper arm, or if you just happen to have a brachial artery that is very deep, the machine might not be able to reliably pick up the oscillations of that artery. The result is very inaccurate measurements. These machines don't actually detect sound of the blood going through, they only detect oscillations. That being said, they are pretty good for most people. I've had 4 brands over the past 15 years. My current one is an OMRON, and that's the brand I would recommend without reservation. By the way, if you do get an electronic BP machine, spend a bit more and get a self-inflating model, rather than one that you have to pump up manually. You won't regret it. These machines do eat batteries if you use them a lot. You might want to get one that can use an AC adapter. Pierre Home BP Monitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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