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If a blood pressure cuff is too small will it cause inaccurate reading? would reading be too high ?
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Yes & Yes: 19 y/o Female asks If blood pressure cuff is too small will it cause inaccurate reading? Would reading be too high? The Answers are Yes & Yes. If one is concerned about the cuff one should have BP checked in a proper Medical place by trained people to be sure. Best wishes
Answered 12/7/2018
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