Paul,

Now you've got my curiosity going. What is 120/80, or whatever else anyone
has? Is it a gauge pressure, relative to the absolute 760 mm atmospheric
pressure? (So the absolute is say, 880/840, etc)

Guess you don't want you doctor giving you your blood pressure in
megapascals!

Nat
 

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Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
Sent: Monday, 2007 February 12 20:27
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:37937] Australia's blood pressures measured in kilopascals

I read today that part of Australia's metrication process included recording
of blood pressures in kilopascals instead of millimeters of mercury.  Is mm
Hg now only a U.S. measure? What about Canada? India? South Africa? What
about other countries?

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