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Alwz my 1st bp reading high . my first reading 155/87 after few minutes it's 126/74 and 122/70. so i want to know which one is correct .?
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Measure BP correctly: Probably the second or third. Remember that if you have to measure BP you should do it after resting 5-10 min, relaxed, sitting down and not after rushing and worried about bp. At age 24, if you are healthy and without the diagnosis of hbp, you should not measure your BP routinely unless ordered by your md.
Answered 6/10/2014
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