Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

re: Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

Hasan_203 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:01:04 GMT

Dr Mercola please post a picture illustrating the perpendicular arm position you mean.That would be really helpful.

re: Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

grannycharlyne — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:06:21 GMT

You got in to big a hurry posting this one Doc. More info is needed for *me* who is a bit slow to catch your meanings sometimes. Thanks!!!

re: Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

nmazca — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:52:11 GMT

yes, please doc post a picture so i can take to my next cardio appt. my bp is always higher when i go there and they say its white coat syndrom

re: Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

mrsrdb — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:45 GMT

Seems Perpendicular is a highly Peculiar word. I agree with Sapphire and pstrong. It would be helpful to see a diagram of what the good Doctor is telling us. ;-)

MrsRDB

perpendicular

2 entries found.

perpendicular[1,adjective]perpendicular[2,noun]

Main Entry: 1per·pen·dic·u·lar

Pronunciation: \?p?r-p?n-'di-ky?-l?r\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English perpendiculer, from Middle French, from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum plumb line, from per- + pendere to hang — more at pendant

Date: 14th century

1 a: standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright b: being at right angles to a given line or plane

2: extremely steep : precipitous

3often capitalized : of or relating to a medieval English Gothic style of architecture in which vertical lines predominate

4: relating to, uniting, or consisting of individuals of dissimilar type or on different levels

synonyms see vertical

— per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty \-?di-ky?-'la-r?-te\ noun

— per·pen·dic·u·lar·ly \-'di-ky?-l?r-le\ adverb

re: Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

sapphire — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:42:53 GMT

You are not the only one. I am finding it hard to visualize what is meant here too.

Please post a diagram, Dr Mercola

re: Arm Position May Alter Blood Pressure Readings

pstrong — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:36:16 GMT

I am slightly confused on the above descriptions; a picture of the proper form would be great--

I would print it off and take it with me to my medical appointments; every clinician takes my BP a different way, including a wrist cuff on my right wrist--I never know which number may be truly accurate.

I hope this report helps to create a uniform method for taking BP.