What does RR mean?
When talking about blood pressure, youll often come across the abbreviation RR. It stands for Riva Rocci and is commonly used in medicine to mean blood pressure.
Today's most common method of measuring blood pressure still closely resembles the Italian doctor's technique. A cuff filled with air is briefly inflated to stop blood flow in a vessel, and the pressure is measured with a manometer. Feeling the radial pulse is used less often for this, but it still has its placeespecially in emergency care. More commonly, clinicians listen for Korotkoff sounds with a stethoscope or detect the oscillations in the blood vessel, as most electronic blood pressure monitors do.
Blood pressure is measured in mmHg (millimeters of mercury).
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Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as in outpatient care, and has led BloodPressureDB's specialist editorial team since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides solid, practical and reliably reviewed information.
Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as in outpatient care, and has led BloodPressureDB's specialist editorial team since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides solid, practical and reliably reviewed information.
