Pulse Pressure
Compute pulse pressure as systolic minus diastolic pressure.
Description
Compute pulse pressure as systolic minus diastolic pressure.
Pulse Pressure is a focused biology tool that compute pulse pressure as systolic minus diastolic pressure. It calculates locally from the values you enter and exposes the result without changing the source observations.1
When to use Pulse Pressure
Use Pulse Pressure when you need to compute pulse pressure as systolic minus diastolic pressure. Enter Systolic pressure and Diastolic pressure using the definitions and units below so the result can be reproduced.
- Systolic pressure
- A finite measured or assumed value, expressed in mmHg.
- Diastolic pressure
- A finite measured or assumed value, expressed in mmHg.
How Pulse Pressure calculates the result
The published tool contract uses this rule: Compute pulse pressure as systolic minus diastolic pressure.
- Pulse pressure
- The calculated pulse pressure in mmHg.
Limitations of Pulse Pressure
The calculation does not propagate measurement uncertainty, sampling error, or biological and chemical variability.
Alternative or Complementary measurements
Retain the original Systolic pressure and Diastolic pressure values and their units alongside the result. MAP mmHg is useful when you instead need to compute mean arterial pressure from systolic and diastolic pressure. RPP provides another view by helping you compute the rate pressure product from heart rate and systolic pressure.
References
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Pulse pressure — Wikipedia contributors
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