Friday, September 2, 2011

Irregular heartbeat and a doctor (a GP, physician)


Picture Source: www.hypertension-bloodpressure-center.com

On 2011-08-25, I accompanied my mum to see a doctor (a general practitioner) in the morning. He was surprised when I mentioned that Omron HEM-7200 Automatic blood pressure monitor could detect irregular heartbeat. He said, “Wah, now so advanced.” This made me wonder how up-to-date are some of our doctors (physicians) nowadays.

Another question I have is why doctors still use the mercury sphygmomanometer instead of a automatic blood pressure monitor?

Can anybody enlighten me?

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