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===Arterial Catheterisation===
 
===Arterial Catheterisation===
 
Method:
 
Method:
#Catheter is placed in a peripheral artery and attached to either a anaeroid manometer or electronic transducer.
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#A 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 electronic transducer gives systolic, mean and diastolic arterial blood pressure readings.
 
#An anaeroid manometer only gives a mean arterial blood pressure reading; 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.
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