How to measure blood pressure correctly

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Patients with hypertension, the elderly, pregnant women with gestational hypertension, and so on, need to measure their blood pressure every day. Every time the measured value is recorded in the book, you will have an intuitive understanding of your blood pressure. Generally, electronic sphygmomanometer is used in family blood pressure measurement. How to measure blood pressure correctly, next, I will give you a brief introduction.

How to measure blood pressure correctly

First: blood pressure should be measured at a fixed time, such as the first morning, then morning, 10 am, 10 am, every day, so as to better monitor blood pressure.

Second: blood pressure is generally measured in the upper arm. There is a difference between the blood pressure of the left arm and the right arm. Therefore, the location of the measurement should be fixed. If the left arm is used to measure blood pressure for the first time, the left arm will be used later.

Third: the first thing to pay attention to when measuring blood pressure is the sitting posture of the body. Generally, you should sit upright, and then the upper arm should not be oppressed by the sleeve, the palm should be naturally upward, and do not hold the fist. The height of the arm should be level with the height of the heart, and it is better to measure the blood pressure with the right hand.

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Before measuring blood pressure, we must maintain emotional stability. It's better to sit for a while, about 10 minutes, not too nervous, and relax all over the body. If it's after dinner, we'd better not measure it. All these will affect the value of blood pressure and make the blood pressure on the high side.