Toe pressure Toe pressure Blood pressure in toes can be measured using special equipment, and is often valuable in assessment of severe peripheral artery disease, in particular in patients with diabetes where measurement of ankle pressure / ABPI is often unreliable (because of local stiffening of arterial wall). Feet are often cold and to make sure measurement is not affected by local vasoconstriction, the patient's feet may be pre-warmed in water or by warm air to a skin temperature of around 30 °C. Measurement is done with the patient lying flat, with feet at heart level, using sphygmomanometry: the big toe is
Baby, What a Big Surprise Baby, What a Big Surprise "Baby, What a Big Surprise" is a power ballad written by Peter Cetera for the group Chicago and recorded for their album "Chicago XI" (1977), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The first single released from that album, it reached number 4 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys provided additional backing vocals on the recording while saxophonist Walt Parazaider plays flute on the distinctive flute introduction and trumpeter Lee Loughnane plays a piccolo trumpet. Although "Chicago XI" yielded two more minor singles, "Baby, What a Big Surprise" was Chicago's