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For an Accurate Blood Pressure Reading, Position Your Arm This Way
A new study finds that the way your arm is positioned during a blood pressure reading can skew measurements, sometimes ...
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Everyday Pain Relief: High Blood Pressure
That's especially true for people with high blood pressure. Many over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers can push your blood pressure higher. That can be dangerous. Since high blood pressure has no ...
Westfield Health Bulletin: Blood pressure reading may depend on how arm is held
Do you truly need that prescription for hypertension pills? A new study found an improperly positioned arm can lead to ...
Faulty blood pressure readings may lead to inflated diagnosis, study finds
Researchers concluded that improper arm position could result in 40 to 54 million people being misclassified as having hypertension.
Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings. Many people may be surprised to learn the proper ...
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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 ...
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 office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...
Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds
The researchers found that when people had their arms hanging by their sides during the reading, their systolic pressure was ...
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Arm position during blood pressure reading can affect accuracy, study finds
The way you’re positioned during a blood pressure reading can affect its accuracy, and supporting your arm on a table is best ...
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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This Doctor-Recommended Blood Pressure Cuff Is One of the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals We’ve Seen
The iHealth brand is doctor-recommended, which is why this particular tracker made the cut for our list of best blood pressure monitors earlier this year. Karishma Patwa, M.D., cardiologist at ...