Margaret Graham, 74, has her blood pressure checked while visiting the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday, July 13, 2018. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) ...

A recent Johns Hopkins University study found small details like where your arm is positioned or how you’re sitting could make a big difference in the accuracy of your blood pressure reading—and in ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results ...

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms three ...

When Mark Davidson walked into his doctor’s office for a routine checkup, he had no idea he was about to become part of a medical revelation. His blood pressure reading seemed unusually high, until ...

Participants were randomly assigned to sets of triplicate BP measurements with the arm positioned supported on a desk, supported on the lap, and unsupported at the side. HealthDay News — Commonly used ...

You’re sitting in the doctor’s office, they slap the cuff on your right arm, pump it up, and read out your blood pressure. But then they decide to check the left arm too… and wait a minute the numbers ...

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. In the ...

Common arm positions for blood pressure (BP) measurements that stray from guidelines — arm in lap or hanging at side — led to substantial overestimation of hypertension in a study published in JAMA ...

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Commonly used positions with arm supported on the lap or unsupported at the side can overestimate BP. (HealthDay News) — Commonly used arm positions (lap and side) for measuring blood pressure (BP) ...