Your arm position could change your blood pressure measurement, study says
How your arm is positioned when you get your blood pressure checked can make a big difference in the reading, a new study ...
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Study: There's a right way to accurately measure blood pressure
Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure. Those readings are important. And Dr. Tammy Brady who led a Johns Hopkins ...
Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it
A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s ...
A misplaced arm position can skew blood pressure readings
Blood pressure readings are a key to evaluating your risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small missteps in how they are taken can significantly skew the results.
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Are You Holding Your Arm the Right Way When Your Blood Pressure Is Taken?
How you hold your arm during a blood pressure test can significantly impact the accuracy of your results.A new study finds ...
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Conical Cuffs Show No Advantage Over Cylindrical Cuffs for BP Measurement in Obese Children: Study
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Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it
Blood pressure is measured in units of millimeters of mercury or ... how important things like arm position are to blood pressure measurement accuracy,” Brady said about the study.