small cuff syndrome
small cuff syndrome
A form of pseudohypertension in which the cuff used to measure the blood pressure is too small, and systolic and diastolic pressures are both interpreted as hypertensive, a clinical error that is prevented by using appropriately sized blood pressure cuffs.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
small cuff syndrome
Nonhypertension syndrome A form of pseudohypertension in which the cuff used to measure the BP is too small and both systolic and diastolic pressures are interpreted as 'hypertensive'. Cf Pseudohypertension, White coat hypertension.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.