Arterial Blood Pressure

Status Exists in IEEE, Rosetta, and SNOMED
Category Blood Pressure
Common Name Arterial Blood Pressure
Label ABP
Description Function of volume of blood entering the arteries (stroke volume and heart rate), the volume exiting (peripheral resistance), and the compliance of the arterial vessels.
Background Blood pressure is a vital sign, typically measured non-invasively by a sphygmomanometer
Devices Integra Camino, Phillips IntelliVue, GE CARESCAPE, Phillips CMS
Units mmHg
DataType Quantitative or Waveform
Metadata Stroke Volume, Heart Rate, Measurement Location
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