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Tuesday, February 10, 2004Dr. David Guss, director of emergency room services at UC San Diego, oversaw the study of 100 emergency room patients with signs of cardiovascular problems. Two medical students took readings from the left arm when the patients were standing, sitting or lying down, first with the arm perpendicular to the body, then with the arm parallel to the body. Among patients who were seated, readings taken in the perpendicular position showed hypertension in 22. Readings from arms held parallel showed hypertension in 41. In every body position, the upper (systolic) and lower (diastolic) blood pressure readings were from 8.8 to 14.4 points lower with a perpendicular arm than with a parallel arm. Previous studies found that 73 percent of health-care workers don't properly position arms. Remember that when you're doing your home blood pressure monitoring. posted by Sydney on 2/10/2004 08:57:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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