DETROIT – How do you take your blood pressure the right way? There are some simple steps to make sure you aren’t one of the many getting unreliable results. A new study reveals many people may be ...
DETROIT – Blood pressure: There’s a solid chance you’re checking yours wrong. A new study reveals many people may be checking their blood pressure incorrectly. The research, published in Hypertension, ...
A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...
Do you take your own blood pressure at home? Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best
Ritu Trivedi is a member of the Australian National Hypertension Taskforce working groups for patient activation and engagement, and awareness and screening of high blood pressure. Clara Chow is a ...
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Your Blood Pressure Reading Is Probably Wrong
Your blood pressure reading probably isn’t as accurate as you think. More often than not, patients and even nurses and doctors are skipping steps that help paint an accurate portrait of someone’s ...
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking smartphone app that measures blood pressure using a smartphone's built-in sensors, eliminating the need for traditional cuffs. This technology can make ...
Q. I am a retired registered nurse, and I find that blood pressures are not taken correctly, whether it is the dentist’s office, when donating blood, in the family practice office, etc. Practitioners ...
The next time you get your blood pressure checked, expect your medical provider to be a bit more aggressive about high levels. And if you like a glass of wine with dinner or a cocktail on the weekends ...
If just by looking at our watch or cell phone, we can know, in real-time, our heart rate, the number of steps we take, the calories we burn, and the hours of sleep we got the night before, why can’t ...
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