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I'm hypertensive. i own stethoscope & aneroid sphygmometer. i manually measure my bp alone. will the results be accurate if i'm the one taking my bp?
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May be: Accurate if your are calm, not anxious and have adequate skills to take blood pressure. It may be better to have any trained person take your BP or reliable automatic blood pressure machine.
Answered 1/17/2015
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