The current best practice is to take seated blood pressure readings with a detailed protocol: Patients must not eat, drink, or exercise for 30 minutes prior; they must have an empty bladder and ...

They’re up in arms! Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say accurate blood pressure readings depend on proper arm positioning — and many patients and practitioners are getting it wrong.

An arm in the lap increased blood pressure readings by three point nine over four, and a dangling arm was even higher. Finally, don’t take your blood pressure too many times in one sitting. “The blood ...

Certain arm positions during blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate readings, a new study finds. Researchers discovered ...