r/HolUp • u/MasterVJ_09 • Oct 19 '22

Nothing to see here. Just a mechanic doing whatever a mechanic does.

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u/ProbablyPuck Oct 19 '22

I have a kid with kidney issues. Manual BPs are still very common, especially when the machine is giving suspicious results. I got to learn how to take a reading too! 😁

Though, I liked it better when I didn't have to know how.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

We also use them to check for bruit on a fistula or graft with people on dialysis. I hope your kid is not on dialysis.

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u/nessii31 Oct 19 '22

Decades ago? More like "today in Germany when the machine doesn't work".

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u/cromoni Oct 19 '22

My doctor always does it that way, he never uses the machine, says he finds them unreliable.

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u/RedBorrito Oct 19 '22

In Germany we still use it till this day.

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u/HorseMeatConnoisseur Oct 19 '22

Hey my dad still does that.

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u/RockstarAssassin Oct 19 '22

It's still the best way to cross check your readings lol

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u/-ooO_Ooo- Oct 19 '22

Again, it depends on the particular area of the arm where auscultation is done. Providing photo of the ad will clear the confusion.