Re: absolute pressure

[Brian Whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

I expect the reference was to that well known device for measuring
the [differential] air pressure in a cuff which cuts off the circulation -
in the usual medical manner it was graced with the name
'sphygmomanometer'.

Brian


At 04:43 AM 6/5/02, you wrote:
> What, or who, is a medical folk that uses barometers?
> Does it involve acupressure techniques?
>
> On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 17:16:58 -0400 Chuck Britton <britton@NCSSM.EDU>
> writes:
> > Medical folks still use them in SOME locations.
> >
> >
> >
> > At  3:30 PM -0700  on  6/4/02,  Herbert H Gottlieb   wrote
> > >On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 14:52:55 -0400 "John S. Denker"
> > <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>
> > >writes:
> > >>  "Frohne, Vickie" wrote:
> > >>  >
> > >>  > one can get aneroid barometers that don't use mercury.
> > >>
> > >>  Yup.  At the auto-parts store among other places.
> > >>    http://www.nettally.com/silly34/mapbp.htm
> > >
> > >YES! But is it possible to get an "aneroid" barometer that
> > >DOES USE  mercury???
> > >
> > >If so, where are they available??
> > >
> > >Herb Gottlieb from New York City
> > >(Where it is most difficult to find an aneroid barometer that uses
> > >mercury.)
>
> > Chuck Britton

Brian Whatcott
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