Neat News 2197 (added 2022-01-05)

Blood pressure measurement

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The blood pressure measured may be misleading when for instance a patient is nervous about the measurement itself (this is the so-called `white coat syndrome'). Now a new device has been developed that can continually monitor blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, body temperature, and respiratory rate by two sensors on a finger clip.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Health & Medicine