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When taking blood pressure, what exactly does it mean when they say arm at heart's level? I tried using different tables and got different readings.
When I take my blood pressure at home with my wrist monitor, arm laying flat on a table my BP reading is high. when I do it with elbow on table and hand slightly elevated at heart level it's a normal reading. which one is the right one?
When testing my blood pressure, how do I get my arm "at heart level" for standing, sitting, and laying down? My numbers can be falsely low or high.
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When taking blood pressure home with cuff how leveled does your arm have to be wth heart and how snug does cuff have to be.
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