Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
arstechnica.com Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings.
1 comments
Every single time I get my BP tested, it's immediately after being rushed from room to room, getting a bunch of questions, then nurse hurriedly checks the pressure.
122/82? That's a little high.
No shit, cause you didn't give me ten seconds to relax before you checked it.
Obviously they aren't checking my body posture either. Arms relaxed and heart level, legs even with feet flat on the floor.
Nope.