Blood Pressure Monitor For the Right Arm Posted: 06-30-04 20:26pm
My doctor has told me I need a blood
pressure monitor that can be used on the
right arm as well as the left arm. I
found a monitor omron
hem-780 sold by a company called jpi imports
reasonably priced at $78. They have so
many blood
pressure monitors to choose from I got
confused. Does anyone have experiance
with this unit I need to know if it is a
good one.
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bharkins
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Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 1 Location: arizona
Blood Pressure Monitor For the Right Arm Posted: 06-30-04 22:28pm
I have an omron 712c monitor which is very
similar to your 780. The cuff can be
placed on the right or left arm secured
with velcro. I believe all monitors can
measure pressure on either arm and I am
confused as to why your doctor specified
one that can measure the right as well as
left.
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dtyber
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Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Posted: 07-24-04 12:00pm
I was monitoring my blood pressure using a
simple model from walgreens when I
dislocated my left shoulder. I had no
choice but to switch to the right arm and
my monitor did just fine. I then noticed
that the nurse in my doc's office measured
from the right arm anyway. So I don't
think it matters.
My monitor self inflates and deflates so I
didn't have to measure it myself. It was
digital and saved the last 60 or so
readings.
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lara427
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Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 2
Wrist or Arm Blood Pressure Monitor-Suggestion? Posted: 07-12-08 10:58am
Hello, I am going to buy a blood pressure
monitor for my dad, who needs to control
systematically his blood pressure. He
developed high blood pressure that rapidly
goes down. Could you please recommend me
some proved brand that measures
accurately. In addition, I have a
prejudice about using a wrist monitor. I
am not quite sure which one-wrist or arm
measures is better.
Thank you for the wonderful forum!
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lara427
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Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 2
Wrist or Arm Blood Pressure Monitor-Suggestion? Posted: 07-12-08 11:02am
Hello, I am going to buy a blood pressure
monitor for my dad, who needs to control
systematically his blood pressure. He
developed high blood pressure that rapidly
goes down. Could you please recommend me
some proved brand that measures
accurately. In addition, I have a
prejudice about using a wrist monitor. I
am not quite sure which one-wrist or arm
measures is better.
Thank you for the wonderful forum!
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47togo
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Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 1
Wrist or Arm Blood Pressure Monitor - Suggestion Posted: 08-10-08 23:36pm
Hello, I was reading about the decision
you are making about a blood pressure
monitor. I just did some reasearch last
year because my gramma required something
she could do herself at home but I wanted
to know it is accurate.
I put together some research and links on
my blogsite that show some wrist blood
pressure monitors are indeed validated.
They are also the easiest to use which can
sometimes make the difference between an
individual checking their blood pressure
or not! It must be easy to use but also
accurate.
One that I found to be validated for the
wrist is the Omron HEM-670IT. This model
beeps when you have your wrist at heart
level, then it begins to take the BP which
takes less than 30 seconds. It keeps a
history of the past 90 readings too.
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StarStar
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Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 3
Blood pressure monitor Posted: 08-15-08 09:41am
Hi Lara, I think arm type is the safer
bet, it is easier to get an accurate
reading with the arm units. However, wrist
units are compact and fits almost any size
person. You have to consider what is going
to get your dad to use the unit often as
well, which means it should be easy to use
if he's not into something that is too
complicated.
Any blood pressure unit that has an A/A
accuracy rating from BHS or International
Protocol is considered trustworthy.
Amongst this, Bios Diagnostics monitors
stand out for me because they are easy to
use. My brother is a pharamacist and he
always recommends these. Bios has a very
good irregular heartbeat detection
feature. I would stay away from Homedics,
2 of their units just failed tests.
