Now add to the list a relatively common faux pas: holding your arm in the wrong position. A trial from ... of such a preventable oversight. For example, for a patient whose systolic blood pressure ...

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s ...

Arm position affects blood pressure accuracy because it influences the reading’s relationship to heart level, says Danielle Belardo, M.D., preventive cardiologist in Los Angeles. “When the arm ...

His blood pressure reading seemed unusually high, until his eagle-eyed nurse noticed something that would change everything – his arm position. “She adjusted my arm from my lap to a supported ...

The size of the difference, nearly 7 points in the arm dangling position, was a surprise ... prescribed medications they don’t need. For example, if a person’s actual blood pressure is ...

Recent research has shed light on a crucial factor affecting blood pressure readings: arm position during measurement. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, underscores the importance of ...

Arm position makes a “huge difference” when it comes to an accurate blood pressure measurement, Tammy Brady, MD, vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns ...

Now add to the list a relatively common faux pas: holding your arm in the wrong position. A trial from researchers at ... could be misleading because of such a preventable oversight. For example, for ...