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 ...
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 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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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 ...
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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
Wearing the appropriate cuff size is key because an improperly sized blood pressure cuff can distort blood pressure ... co-specialist in the Hypertension Clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who ...
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Blood Pressure Program Monitors New Mothers in Milwaukee, Dane Counties
The monitor sends blood pressure readings to Meriter hospital staff, who can work with patients to prescribe blood pressure medication or alert them when they need to be seen by their provider for ...
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Calgarian hopes donation of blood pressure kits for pregnant women saves lives
Young is partnering with a local obstetrician to provide 250 blood pressure cuff kits to pregnant women ... the night Cara Kernohan arrived at the hospital, seven years ago. " ...