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 ...
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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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Can arm position affect blood pressure readings?
Certain commonly used arm positions may result in inaccurately high blood pressure readings and 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
Blood pressure readings taken while a person's arm is in the wrong position could lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension, a ...
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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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 ...
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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
“Health care providers need to be reminded about the importance of taking the ... to have their blood pressure measured while their arms were positioned in three different ways: supported ...
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Are you holding your arm right while taking blood pressure reading? This might skew the result!
Proper arm positioning during blood pressure checks significantly impacts accuracy, as highlighted by a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Incorrect positions, such as resting on the lap or hanging ...
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Is your blood pressure being recorded properly?
A new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine explored the ways that different arm positions during blood ...