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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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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered

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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A member asked:

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?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered

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