Re:Doctors Have Been Measuring Blood Pressure All Wrong, Stu...
by moffkalast on Monday September 11, 2023 @04:35PM
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> it would be beneficial to take more frequent blood pressure readings, throughout the day and during typical routines, than it would to only take them every time you visit the doctor
It would be, if the most reliable way to get BP data wasn't to apparently violently compress the upper arm until it physically hurts and leave it like that for a minute. How people can do that on any kind of regular basis completely escapes me, and I'm not convinced it's not actively harmful. The wrist monitors are tolerable but seem to be very sensitive to wrist height.
It would be, if the most reliable way to get BP data wasn't to apparently violently compress the upper arm until it physically hurts and leave it like that for a minute. How people can do that on any kind of regular basis completely escapes me, and I'm not convinced it's not actively harmful. The wrist monitors are tolerable but seem to be very sensitive to wrist height.