Is it possible the size of my arm could be throwing off my blood pressure reading?I have a blood pressure monitor that is an Omron wrist monitor and have found its slightly lower but relatively accurate with the doctors reading. However, i will use a cuff store bought monitor and get readings absurdly higher, for example 164/111 while
Yes, there are various sizes of cuffs. A regular size cuff will give you a higher reading with a "chubby" arm vs a large adult cuff. Try a large adult cuff than compare that with the wrist monitor they will propbably be very similar.
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Our PharmacyOnWeb Pharmacist demonstrates how to use the Omron Blood pressure monitor
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