My doctor (in the UK) has a DIY blood pressure unit in the reception area and a dual scale weighing machine alongside it. In the nurse's area is a much newer kilogram-only device.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carleton MacDonald Sent: 29 October 2009 23:11 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:46090] RE: Metric-only doctor visit I go to my doctor, and give the staff my weight in kilograms, and the nurse takes out a calculator and converts it. Annoying. I'm going this Saturday; let's see what happens. Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 16:12 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:46089] Metric-only doctor visit Without any fanfare at my doctor visit this morning, I asked the nurse if she could take my temperature in degrees Celsius. Equally without fanfare, she did. The mechanical scale weighed me in pounds, but I calculated the result in kilograms and talked kilograms only when I met with my dictor. Without fanfare, he listened. Paul Trusten
