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Discrepancy between ambulatory blood pressure monitor from doctor and my hand held one. does that mean mine is inaccurate?
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Blood pressure: Both need to be calibrated and compared to know. Likely one or both may be out of calibration or other problem.
Answered 9/28/2016
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