Reader offers solution to blood pressure cuff problem.[Letter to the Editor] In response to the letter from David Sherman David Sherman is an American novelist who deals overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War show prominently in his work. Biography Sherman was born in Niles, Ohio. in which he describes the difficulty of measuring blood pressure in patients whose upper arms are too large for conventional blood pressure cuffs ("Manufacturers Can Solve Our Blood Pressure Cuff cuff (kuf) a small, bandlike structure encircling a part or object. musculotendinous cuff one formed by intermingled muscle and tendon fibers. Problem," November 2006: 540), I would like to comment. The Critikon company does indeed make long cuffs that are not wide but normal length. The reference number for the cuff is 2140. It is 23 to 33 cm in length. We use them all the time at our facility and they have been great for solving the problem Mr Sherman describes. Melinda Schell, RN, MS, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , CCRN CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse CCRN Certification In Critical Care Nursing Bradenton, Fla |
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