Explore new findings showing that nonstandard arm positions during blood pressure measurements significantly overestimate ...
Does it really matter whether your arm is resting on your lap or hanging by your side when you have your blood pressure taken? Experts say it just might. In a new study published in JAMA Internal ...
When the arm is on the lap or the side, a blood pressure reading can be erroneously high. But when the arm is supported and at heart height, a blood pressure reading is more likely to be right.
Researchers found that lap support overestimated systolic pressure (the top number in a BP reading) by nearly 4 mmHg, and an unsupported arm hanging at the side overestimated systolic pressure by ...
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