Resting before Taking Blood Pressure Measurement

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Hi folks:

The patient should be seated and resting for at least ten minutes

before taking a BP reading. Even after ten minutes BP has fallen only

75% of the way from its activity level to its benchmark resting level,

apparently:

" The upper reading of blood pressure fell by 11.6 points and the lower

reading fell by 4.3 points, the team found.

Because 75 percent of the drop occurred in the first 10 minutes of

being seated, Sala and colleagues conclude that resting for this

amount of time " could improve the precision and accuracy of the

measurement. "

Source: http://snipurl.com/u6rt

Rodney.