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Is it okay to use upper arm blood pressure monitor on lower arm?
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Blood pressure: The usual method is with a cuff over the upper arm and the stethoscope located over the brachial artery at the elbow end of the biceps muscle. It is possible to record a less accurate blood pressure in the wrist with the cuff on the forearm.
Answered 1/21/2019
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