A single measurement is not sufficient and can result in misdiagnosis.
During an acute care stay, a single blood pressure is a drop in the bucket. It averages out on the long term, and it’s not taken out of context of a clinical presentation.
I would take pressures manually, question unusual values, repeat on the spot and after some time had passed.
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During an acute care stay, a single blood pressure is a drop in the bucket. It averages out on the long term, and it’s not taken out of context of a clinical presentation.
I would take pressures manually, question unusual values, repeat on the spot and after some time had passed.