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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON BLOOD PRESSURE

QQQWhy is the blood pressure measured at home different from that
measured at the doctors or a hospital?
AWhen you have a doctor or nurse measure your blood pressure,
the pressure value is likely to be 10 to 20 mmHg higher than
usual because of c oncern and nervousness. To know what
affects blood pressure is crucial to your health monitoring.
QQQWhat is the benefit of measuring blood
pressure at Home?
ABlood pressure measured at home is
reliable since it can be measured in a
stable and relaxed condit ion. Doctors
lay impo rtan ce o n bl ood pres sure
measur ements take n at home. It i s
recommended to measure your blood
pressure at the same time on a daily
basis and to record blood pressure variation.
Always consult your physician for in terpretation of your bloo d
pressure readings and proper treatment.
*Im proper interpretation of measurement results may worsen
your symptoms. Some individuals with hypertension, diabetes,
kidney disor ders, arte rioscl erosi s or perip heral vasc ular
disease may see a signific ant differ ence in blood pressure
readings taken from the wrist as compared to readings from
the upper arm.

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