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“28/10”

English translation: 280/100 mm Hg

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English term or phrase:blood pressure 28/10
Selected answer:280/100 mm Hg
Entered by: Dr Sue Levy (X)

08:10 Dec 7, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
English term or phrase: “28/10”
The patient was initially hospitalized with high blood pressure at “28/10” and subsequently, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus were discovered.

What units for blood pressure measurement are implied in this sentence?
Pavel Nikonorkin
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:54
280/100
Explanation:
in mm Hg (millimetres of mercury)
Where I live in Europe, a BP of 140/90 mmHg is expressed as 14/9.
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 18:54
Grading comment
Thanks!
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280/100


Explanation:
in mm Hg (millimetres of mercury)
Where I live in Europe, a BP of 140/90 mmHg is expressed as 14/9.

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 18:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  V_Nedkov
3 hrs
  -> thanks - imagine a BP of 280 - would blow the top off your head! :-)
agree  Richard Benham: And here was I thinking of stainless steel.
10 hrs
agree  Arleene McFarlane
14 hrs
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