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How tight does a blood pressure cuff have to be around the arm to properly measure bp at home? can reading be higher/lower in one arm than the other?
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Needs to be tight : Enough to stop blood flow & yes there can be slight variation between different arms...Usually <10mmhg.
Answered 8/21/2018
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