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What is the machine in emergency room that measures your vitals?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

The "monitor": Usually all we refer to it as is "the monitor, " since that is what it does. Several potential, big-word-laden, descriptive names, but all less clear than just "the monitor.".

Dr Nguyen, md, faaaai agreed

Answered 11/19/2013

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