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How is bp ideally to be measured by lying down or by sitting and which arm is the cuff to be tied.i have machine at home but readings are different.
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Well, that depends: Upon what you are measuring your blood pressure for. If you want to monitor your BP in general then sitting with either arm is fine. If you are looking for vascular problems or positional changes in blood pressure that cause symptoms (That's called orthostasis) Then you want to measure both arms seated and compare (for vascular issues) or one arm lying down then same seated or standing or both.
Answered 11/12/2014
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