Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD Factors like body position, stress, and a recent meal can affect your blood ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent Johns Hopkins University study found small details like where your arm is positioned or how you're sitting could make a ...
A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...
Share on Pinterest Inaccurate high blood pressure readings caused by certain arm positions could lead to misdiagnosis of hypertension. Oscar Wong/Getty Images In a new study, researchers say different ...
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 ...
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) ...