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PCOS Linked to Hypertensive Blood Pressure in Teens
Adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for hypertension, according to a new study ...
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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 ...
Verywell Health on MSN4d
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 ...
Arm Position During Blood Pressure Check May Lead to Wrong Reading, Study Finds
Body position: Readings should be taken while the patient is seated with their back supported, feet flat on the floor, and arm supported at heart level. Sitting on an exam table without back support ...
The #1 Habit to Break If You Have High Blood Pressure, According to a Doctor
If you think it’s ditching the salt shaker, get ready for a surprise. . EatingWell design. Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, ...
New Study Finds Arm Position Can Skew Blood Pressure Results
A recent Johns Hopkins University study found small details like where your arm is positioned or how you’re sitting could make a big difference in the accuracy of your blood pressure reading—and in ...
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Arm Position Affects Accuracy of Blood Pressure Readings
A new study from Johns Hopkins reveals that improper arm position during blood pressure checks can lead to inaccurate ...
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You’ve probably been checking your blood pressure wrong your whole life
Johns Hopkins Medicine Normal blood pressure is defined as less than 120 systolic pressure and less than 80 diastolic. Stage 1 high blood pressure is when systolic is 130 to 139 or diastolic is 80 ...
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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 ...
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Factors Influencing the Systolic Blood Pressure Response to Drug Therapy
In the early stage of hypertension, diastolic blood pressure has greater prognostic importance, but in the elderly, systolic blood pressure is the most important marker of cardiovascular ...
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Do You Really Have High Blood Pressure? Check Your Arm Position
People who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure may want to check again. That’s because many commonly used arm positions for blood pressure checks can lead to inaccurately high readings, ...
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Do you place your hand on lap while measuring blood pressure? Here’s what you’re doing wrong
It was observed that when the patient rested their hand on their lap, their systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings were overestimated by four points each. When the patient placed their ...