Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The most important skill you will learn in your medical career is to measure blood pressure. Do it correctly ...

It was a Sunday morning when I got a frantic call from a patient, a 50 year old male banker – ‘Doctor, I think I have an attack of high blood pressure – my upper number (systolic) is coming as 160!’ ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using a regular-sized BP cuff for all adults regardless of mid-arm circumference can result in “striking” ...

However, there are times that treatment decisions are based on wide BP variation and/or wide pulse pressure (a large difference between systolic and diastolic BP). Discourage patients from measuring ...

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 ...

To ensure BP readings are accurate, there’s a need for both a wider range of cuff sizes that match patients’ mid-arm circumference and more-consistent ways of measuring that circumference ahead of ...