Why isn’t blood pressure measured in pounds per square inch like every other pressure measurement?

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Why isn’t blood pressure measured in pounds per square inch like every other pressure measurement?

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Answer 1

For the same reason we don’t measure every distance in ft. Or every weight in tonnes

While uniformity has its place in the world, being overly rigid in applying uniformity causes is own problems. Better to use appropriate systems of measuring and have well established conversions where needed