noun, Physiology. 1. an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery. He who worships his sphygmomanometer as a thing apart and infallible will sooner or later come to grief.
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the tissue layers surrounding the heart. The chest pain of pericarditis is usually sharp and stabbing. It can radiate to the back, neck, or arm. The pain may worsen when taking a deep breath or lying flat and lessen when leaning forward.
I haven't seen the doctor about it, but I am planning to. It is still quite painful to take deep breaths, laugh, put pressure on my arms, like when I stand up from sitting down. I have to sleep in the fetal position, otherwise it hurts to breath, and I'm not... show more I fell about a week ago and I bruised my sternum. I haven't seen the doctor about it, but I am planning to. It is still quite painful to take deep breaths, laugh, put pressure on my arms, like when I stand up from sitting down.