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Is this a proper bp taking procedure? 1. wake up 2. go to the bathroom 3. sit down on a sofa 4. wait 1 minute and then take bp? should i wait longer?

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Longer: 1 minute is not enough time to recover from the exercise of using the BR and walking. The usual advice is 10-15 minutes of rest. Try this: watch TV with the cuff IN YOUR LAP. When the commercial comes on, with no further exertion, check your BP 3 times, 1 minute apart. Average them. That's an accurate BP.

Dr Weisberger agreed

Answered 4/6/2015

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