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TAKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
Tips for Blood Pressure Monitoring:
Relax for about 5 minutes before measurement. ☞
Do not smoke or ingest caffeine at least 30 minutes prior to measurement. ☞
Remove constricting clothing and place cuff on bare arm. ☞
Unless your physician recommends otherwise, use left arm to measure ☞
pressure.
Do not talk during measurement. ☞
Do not cross legs and keep your feet flat on floor during measurement. ☞
Now you are ready. Follow these simple steps:
Sit comfortably with your left 1.
TM
cuff on arm with tube
pointing away from you. Then position
the tube off-center toward the inner side
of arm in line with the little finger.
arm resting on a flat surface so
that the center of your upper arm
is at the same height as your heart.
Lay left arm on the table, and 2.
3.
TM
cuff around arm. The cuff
should be snug but not too tight. You should
be able to insert two fingers between the cuff
and your arm.
Cuff
Tube
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