Monitor their pressure is necessary, it is important to measure the blood pressure correctly.
Stress and other reaction organism to external factors can affect blood pressure. Even if you measure blood pressure in the doctor's office, the measurements may not be accurate because of the patient's anxiety. Even more careful hypertensive patients should be measuring blood pressure alone.
According to doctors, before measuring blood pressure, the patient should be at least 5 minutes to sit relaxed, thinking of something pleasant.If before this person was engaged in physical exercise, drinking coffee or tea, then measure the pressure will be within 15 minutes with a cuff at the heart level.
If you measures the pressure in the first time in a long time, it is necessary to measure the pressure on both the right and on the left hand, so that later you can understand how different metrics between themselves.
If the pressure to be measured several times, waits 1,5 minutes between measurements - displays the average.
If you are elevated, doctors recommend blood pressure checked several times a day, you can take notes, so that the doctor understand how changes in blood pressure.
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