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The recommendation for bp reading is: Sit in a comfortable chair with your back supported for at least 5 minutes before your reading - https://www.cdc.gov/blood
by thelastgallon 3y ago
The recommendation for bp reading is: Sit in a comfortable chair with your back supported for at least 5 minutes before your reading - https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/measure.htm https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/measure.htm
However, this doesn't happen. In US, you check in, sit in the waiting area, then a nurse takes you in, checks weight on the way to the room, then takes bp as soon as you sit. All done in 90 seconds to 2 mins. I thought I had high BP, but was confused by the range of 20+/-, luckily my primary doctor explained the procedure and took my measurement. Now I don't get concerned, I know they are doing it wrong.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoHuh, I had no idea it was like that in the US. Where I live doctors measure blood pressure during the consults. There is no nurse.
- epcoa 3y agoIn many clinics in the US it won’t even be a nurse it will be an MA. The quality is highly variable but I don’t think it matters the staff members, taking a BP with a machine is not hard and can be trained, this is an overall issue with clinic management and quality - which is unfortunately highly variable.
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