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Home Blood Pressure Monitors

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  • #2
    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,757 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    You can get them in most chemists, dont expect them to be as cheap as that .co.uk site though.


  • #3
    lionela
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭lionela


    Maplins have a selection of Wrist Type Blood pressure monitors.

    See pages in Home and Car
    Page 526/527 (2009 Catalogue)
    Lionela


  • #4
    0lddog
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    Tree wrote: »
    You can get them in most chemists, dont expect them to be as cheap as that .co.uk site though.


    That is correct

    Also, if time is on your side, keep an eye out for "specials" from the German supermarket operators ( Lidl, Aldi ). Sometimes they offer these ( at, of course, very reasonable prices )


  • #5
    opinion guy
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    I often wonder - are home BP monitors accurate ?


  • #6
    timogen
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    opinion guy wrote: »
    I often wonder - are home BP monitors accurate ?
    I suffer from high bp i bought the bp monitor in aldi and when i had my gps next visit i asked if he could check to see if it was giving me the right readings.He said it was spot on.


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  • #7
    bleg
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    opinion guy wrote: »
    I often wonder - are home BP monitors accurate ?

    The one we have is the exact same model as a few of the local GPs use.

    Probably more accurate as you don't get white coat fever.


  • #8
    BogMonkey
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    lionela wrote: »
    Maplins have a selection of Wrist Type Blood pressure monitors.
    From what I've gathered, the upper arm ones are the most accurate.
    bleg wrote: »
    The one we have is the exact same model as a few of the local GPs use.
    How much did it cost you?


  • #9
    bleg
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    BogMonkey wrote: »
    From what I've gathered, the upper arm ones are the most accurate.


    How much did it cost you?


    Dunno, I didn't buy it. The ones we sold in the pharmacy were about 100, pharmacies will do offers on them though so shop around.

    http://www.omronhealthcare.com/products/5-series/

    Go for an upper arm one, the wrist ones aren't as reliable as far as I know.


  • #10
    JaeMc
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    Some of these look reasonably priced. Anyone any experience of these??

    http://www.inhealth.ie/Upper-Arm-Blood-Pressure-Monitors.aspx

    Need to get one ASAP for other half but local chemist wants €85.


  • #11
    timogen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭timogen


    JaeMc wrote: »
    Some of these look reasonably priced. Anyone any experience of these??

    http://www.inhealth.ie/Upper-Arm-Blood-Pressure-Monitors.aspx

    Need to get one ASAP for other half but local chemist wants €85.
    I was in aldi in finglas yesterday and they had ones that are cheaper than the ones on that site.and they work fine.


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  • #12
    BogMonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭BogMonkey


    timogen wrote: »
    I was in aldi in finglas yesterday and they had ones that are cheaper than the ones on that site.and they work fine.
    They probably have them in all the Aldi's right now then wouldn't they?


  • #13
    opinion guy
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    This seems relevant!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12518633


  • #14
    timogen
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    BogMonkey wrote: »
    They probably have them in all the Aldi's right now then wouldn't they?
    Should do,I reckon


  • #15
    BogMonkey
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    I bought a decent one up the north for £20. In the republic I couldn't find any for under 80 euros.


  • #16
    AndrewJD
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    From experience comparing the wrist ones to a sphyg and stethoscope, they tend to be fairly close. There's more of a variance in the reading it will give, so we would often take around 3 and average it out for a fairly reliable result. In your case, the frequent use coupled with the relaxation of being at home (lack of white coat effect and being able to sit down for 10 minutes before taking measurement, unlike most clinical scenarios) would make it a useful tool certainly.


  • #17
    obriea3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭obriea3


    AndrewJD wrote: »
    From experience comparing the wrist ones to a sphyg and stethoscope, they tend to be fairly close. There's more of a variance in the reading it will give, so we would often take around 3 and average it out for a fairly reliable result. In your case, the frequent use coupled with the relaxation of being at home (lack of white coat effect and being able to sit down for 10 minutes before taking measurement, unlike most clinical scenarios) would make it a useful tool certainly.

    To get an accurate NIBP you should do 5 tests, discount the first two and take the average of the last three. Always put the cuff on the exact same way each time. If you are using a decent unit there should be a Mark on the cuff showing where the artery is and therefore the correct cuff placement. Never have a jumper, shirt etc on.....just the bare arm. Also take all the NIBPs sitting down and relaxed.

    On a side note, remember that NIBP measurements are spot checks. To get an accurate blood pressure you would have to use an invasive method. All the units use different algorithms to determine a reading and will each give slightly different readings, even the expensive ones.
    If you ask any reasonably competent medical engineer in the world they will tell you most clinitians don't know how to get an accurate NIBP. They simply put on the cuff, press go and take the reading. They have no concept of how the machine gets the reading and consequently are prone to making errors.


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