Twenty years ago, any body using a mercury type Blood pressure metre would get a normal Blood Pressure such as 130 over 80. There is apossiblity of 135 over 85 when the reading is base on mainly reading the mercury colume.
Nows aday, digital metres are being used, there is reading of 132 over 83. If such record was viewed by a consultant or a senior doctor, he or she would query the junior doctor is making up the figure , without actual measuring the blood pressure. It used to be recorded to the round figure of 5 or ten such as 135 over 80.
The world has changed. It is much easier and faster to get a blood pressure reading. Thanks to the technology
( Greetings from Dr. James Chong, 40 A Jalan Mendu, Kuching)
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