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Hi,i regularly measure my blood pressure on both my arms. the left arm is generally 130-65 and right is 120-60. is this ok or shoul i go to doc.

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Close enough: I think you will find that if you measure the BP in just one arm 3 times, you'll get 3 slightly different readings. Your readings are normal.

Answered 6/22/2014

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