Diagnostic Instruments

These helps to diagnose a disorder or disease.Through electronic sensors information about the various ongoing vital functions and warnings of developing problems are provided.

Sphygmomanometer

It is used for measuring blood pressure along with left brachial artery which denotes both systolic and diastolic pressure, expressed in mmHg. A young healthy adult male has blood pressure of about 120/80 mmHg. as systolic / diastolic pressure Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure (i.e. 120–80 = 40 mm Hg) Clinically, abnormal high blood pressure is called hypertension and low blood pressure as hypotension