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By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:26:31 +0000

I have also been told that frequently the arm is not positioned correctly to get an accurate reading no matter the device used. Theoretically, an office nurse/assistant knows how to do it. Not necessarily.

Look for the exact positioning online since I don’t remember.

If the person taking your pressure is not doing it correctly, ask your doctor to recheck it.

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Massage NJ — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:14:54 +0000

This is so lame, people nowadays are capable of doing silly things just to sell their products. If lots of people find out about this they will probably lose their credibility.

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By: Janice Sharp

Janice Sharp — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:32:47 +0000

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By: Leton

Leton — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:02:32 +0000

I’m really getting upset with these automatic BP machines! I’ve been taking my blood pressure for about a month now and it always comes up high, especially for me (my BP is usually about 110/60 and it has been registering at about 148/80). So now everytime I go to the doctor where they use automatic cuffs, my pressure is high, but then when the doctor took it manually, it came in at about my regular BP. Can it be that some people’s pressure always comes up high on the automatic cuff and then is regular on the manual? Am I alone?

By: Holistic Doctor NYC

Holistic Doctor NYC — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:50:04 +0000

I have seen this repeatedly with patients who check their BP at home with a machine or in the grocery store, etc. which is a bit ironic because we’re always taught to be wary of the BP readings in office due to white coat hypertension. I don’t particularly trust the electronic thermometers either.

I have had several patients who were working very hard to lower their blood pressure with diet, exercise, supplements, etc. doing everything right and what do you know, they never had a problem in the first place.

By: Gary Clark

Gary Clark — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:35 +0000

I was referring to the manually operated cuff that is hand-inflated using a rubber squeeze bulb, as opposed to those more recently developed automaticlly inflated jobs that also have a digital readout. All my BP readings have been taken this way, with the nurse using a stethoscope. I was not referring to any type of electronic BP measuring device nor any automated device. All these things use a dial gage, not a mercury column. It’s the calibration of that dial gage that I hold suspect. Hope this clarifies it.

By: Anette Van Heerden

Anette Van Heerden — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:17:43 +0000

I had my blood pressure taken, as a matter of course, at my local pharmacy (with the machine). The reading was 150/99, horrendously high for a person whose blood pressure was always low or normal. That same afternoon I went to my doctor who did a manual blood pressure test, twice to make sure, and it came out 105/75. So I was diagnosed with LOW blood pressure (I had the symptoms).But notice the difference? I would never have taken prescribed medicine for HPB, we all know that it is a sure way to develop high blood pressure forever, not to mention all the other side effects.