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Why is the blood pressure reading I got at the hospital
differen
t from
home?
•
Using
differen
t blood
pressure monitor
s will
resul
t in
differen
t
reading
s
because
th
e
an
d
s
are
not
a
ll th
e
s
ame.
•
In
, blood
pressure change
s
throughou
t th
e da
y
due
to
circumstances
,
suc
h
as
stres
s o
r weather.
Whe
n
takin
g
your
blood
pressure a
t
home
,
pa
y
n to th
e
following:
•
Make sure
th
e cuff
is
d
properly.
•
Make sure
th
e cuff
is not too
t o
r
too
loose.
•
Make sure
th
e cuff
is
applie
d to th
e upper arm.
•
Wai
t
l yo
u fee
l
rela
x
e
d
an
d
e
mo
y
ready.
•
Movemen
t
ca
n
affec
t th
e
m
easurement
;
rela
x
an
d m
easure agai
n if
necessary.
•
:
Take
2-3 d
ee
p
breath
s b
efore
b
e
ginning
.
If yo
u can
,
wai
t 4-5 m
inute
s
wh
e
n yo
u
f
ee
l
ca
lm
.
Does it
r which arm is used to take my blood pressure?
Yo
u ca
n
c
hoos
e
to m
easure either arm,
but t
h
e result
s will b
e different.
Fo
r monitoring
purposes
, yo
u
s
houl
d m
easure
th
e
s
ame arm
ever
y m
e.
Why does my blood pressure
fl
uctuate throughout the day?
•
Individua
l blood
pres
s
ure varies
ever
y d
ay.
It
ca
n
als
o b
e affected
by th
e
w
a
y yo
u
th
e cuff a
nd
your
on
dur
ing th
e measurement.
Fo
r
th
e bes
t
result
s,
measure
y
our
blood p
ressure under
th
e same
ever
y
•
Th
e
s
ca
n
als
o b
e affecte
d by
th
e
typ
e
of
n yo
u are taking.
•
Alway
s
wai
t
a
t
leas
t 4-5
minute
s
before
takin
g
another measurement.