On Tuesday 13 February 2007 08:40, Nat Hager III wrote:
> 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!

It is gauge pressure. 1 kPa is 7.5 mmHg, within one part per myriad. 120 mmHg 
is 0.016 MPa.

Pierre

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