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Method:

Method:

#Catheter is placed in a peripheral artery and attached to either a anaeroid manometer or electronic transducer.

#Catheter is placed in a peripheral artery and attached to either a anaeroid manometer or electronic transducer.

#An anaeroid manometer only gives a mean arterial blood pressure reading.

#An anaeroid manometer only gives a mean arterial blood pressure reading; an electronic transducer gives systolic, mean and diastolic arterial blood pressure readings.

#An electronic transducer gives systolic, mean and diastolic arterial blood pressure readings.

#In dogs, the dorsal pedal artery is commonly used.

#In dogs, the dorsal pedal artery is commonly used.

#In horses, the facial, transverse facial or metatarsal arteries used.

#In horses, the facial, transverse facial or metatarsal arteries used.