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What can cause a falsely low blood pressure reading? Like having the arm above heart level, etc.
When I take my blood pressure at home with my wrist monitor, arm laying flat on a table my BP reading is high. when I do it with elbow on table and hand slightly elevated at heart level it's a normal reading. which one is the right one?
When taking blood pressure home with cuff how leveled does your arm have to be wth heart and how snug does cuff have to be.
She said sitting at table at heart level raises BP so you should ck pressure with arm dangling. that is not what I was told, and she was a nurse.
Should ones arm be resting on surface or hold itself ( elevated without support) at heart level while checking blood pressure?
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