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 ...
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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 ...
Blood pressure readings: Are you getting them right?
Sit quietly for at least five minutes before taking the first reading, and do not talk during the reading. At the first visit ...
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 ...
How should you place your arm during a blood pressure reading?
Researchers have found that improper arm positioning can affect the accuracy of blood pressure readings. The study is ...
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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.
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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
A greater vertical distance between the heart and where the cuff ... Women’s Hospital, who was not involved in the new study. “In the 30 minutes before you take your blood pressure, you ...