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What causes high systolic blood pressure?
High systolic blood pressure, often just called high blood pressure or hypertension, is a common condition that can lead to ...
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Common arm position for blood pressure measurement may cause inaccurate reading
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found ... while lap support overestimated systolic pressure by almost 4 mmHg. Dr.
This Common Mistake Could Be Inflating Your Blood Pressure, According to Johns Hopkins Doctors
Investigators suggest that not following arm support guidelines during blood pressure screening could have a substantial ...
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Blood Pressure Readings Can Be Overestimated if Arm Is Not Positioned Correctly
An inaccurate reading due to poor arm position could lead to misdiagnosis of high blood pressure or unnecessary treatment. As ...
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The importance of proper arm position for accurate blood pressure readings
Recent research has shed light on a crucial factor affecting blood pressure readings: arm position during measurement.
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Wrong Arm Position in Blood Pressure Tests Can Cause Misdiagnosis, Says Study
The position of your arm during blood pressure tests—be it in a doctor office or your living room—can impact the results, ...
You’ve probably been checking your blood pressure wrong your whole life
“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care ...
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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 ...
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Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds
Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, which occurs when the measured force of blood flowing through blood vessels is higher than what is considered normal: less than 120 systolic ...
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People might hold arms incorrectly for blood pressure tests
Left untreated, hypertension puts a person at increased ... that clinicians need to pay better attention to best practice ...
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Commonly used arm positions can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings
Researchers conclude that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of ...
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During blood pressure check, there's a right way and wrong way to hold your arm, study finds
Systolic refers to the amount of ... Those differences can lead to more diagnoses of hypertension and patients being prescribed medications they don’t need For example, if a person’s actual ...