Units and measures
mmHg
millimetres of mercury
The unit for blood pressure and for many other pressures — intracranial, arterial blood gases, central venous.
How it gets tested
Appears as the unit in any blood pressure item; occasionally tested directly as "which measurement is expressed in mmHg".
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