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Why Is Bp Measured From The Upper Arm

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Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

Home monitoring of BP after emerg visit 2 days ago in which BP was persistently above 200, eg. 220/105. today, cannot get a reading on the left arm, right arm gives a bp of 190 over 125.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Benard Shehu MD

home (arm position etc), If arm position should be rest on the table why Dr s office always taking BP ... anxiousness.. My BP varies a lot from 115/75 to 150/100 by changing my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

I am taking bp meds my bp is 129/87 pulse is 60 and my arm hurts ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

BP fluctuations ranging between 84/145 to 97/160 slight stomach infection and pain in left arm most probably muscular but not there all the time weight around 100 kgs am on BP medication . Started a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  T Shobha Deepak MD

recent occasions with 160 bp, there was no reading of my right arm-once in a clinic and once by a cardiologist. I did not believe either and talked to the doctor who treats my bp where I was told that... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Shobha Deepak ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

my bp and my rt arm read 174/113 and left arm 233/138 plz advise ...hi i have a problem. went to my doctor today and my bp was 200/90 so he gave me another type of bp ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Sourav Chakraborty MD

Started taking thyronorm 50micgm. BP startted lowering so dropped my BP medicine from 5mg of Asomex to 2.5mg. Now my BP on the left arm is around 72/102 and in the right arm is 82/112.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sourav Chakraborty ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Loveleen Sharma MD

. But my bp was also high wen measured measuring avg 140/ 95 checked on reg basis so I ws eating bp med also..but my physiatrist told me don t take bp med as I m having no bp but wen I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Loveleen Sharma ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

Hello Doctor, HRU, i am monitoring my BP my upper arm digital monitor in the moring it is always ... why the difference between the morning BP and evening BP. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. SOURAV GANGULY MD

sir my BP is high my bp is150/90 i am facing this problem approx 8 month whenever my bp been high then i am not feel comfortable i am tking medicine amlong mt 25 but when i tke medicine then my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SOURAV GANGULY ( General & Family Physician)