Wrist blood pressure monitors?

[brentspeak]

Are they accurate or a waste of money?

[siligut]

1. We have an OMRON, paid $47 for it at Costco

It correlates to the measure the nurse at my MD's office gets, so it is is accurate. Plus, it is so much nicer and easier to use than an arm cuff.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. We have 2 Omrons. One manual, one battery powered.

The battery one measures BP, pulse plus will show if there is any irregular heartbeat.
It is accurate according to the Dr office, I took it in and we checked it against Dr.'s cuff.
I like the wrist one because it is not as painful for sensitive skin.
Battery one is nice for those who have difficulty with stiff fingers squeezing the bulb on the manual.

[texanwitch]

2. They use them at the nursing home.

Hope that helps.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I'm probably old school on this...

But as far as I'm concerned, the closer to the heart you can get, the more accurate the blood pressure measurement is.

Maybe the technology has improved to the point that wrist cuffs are OK, but I'd rather trust the arm cuffs.

It's up to you...

:shrug:

[grilled onions]

4. Make Sure You Have Perfect Wrists

My wrists are a mess from 40 years of arthritis and when dentists tried to use it they got only errors.

[pintobean]

5. Been using one on my mom for years

It's a Walgreen's brand and works fine. It may not be dead on accurate, but it's close enough to let us know when there's a problem.

[RebelOne]

7. I have one and it is fairly accurate.n/t

[Kennah]

8. Wife has one, and I think it's an Omron. Fairly accurate, and I think her doc recommended it.

[struggle4progress]

9. Several doctors have told me the automated wrist cuffs often give higher BP readings than

the old-fashioned arm-cuffs

A friend told me that his doctor claimed that the automated wrist cuffs can sometimes be confused by non-heartbeat arterial noise, depending on the patient

Dunno

:shrug:

[quakerboy]

10. I have seen them more and more

used in nursing facilities. For whatever that's worth.

[HopeHoops]

11. My Omron is for the upper arm but it pretty closely matches the readings at the CVS & the doctor's.

It also keeps a history with a date/time stamp.