measuring your blood pressure

Take two or three readings, each about one to two minutes apart. If your first reading is much higher than the next, ignore it and take an extra reading. Once you have two to three readings, you can work out the average.  At each sitting, measure your blood pressure three times, but discard the first reading as it tends to be inaccurate. Write down the average of the second and third reading.

Tips for measuring your blood pressure at home

• Measure your blood pressure in both arms when you first start. They will give slightly different readings. From then on, use the arm that gave you the higher reading each time.
• Always use the same arm. If possible, use the arm that your doctor or nurse uses when they measure your blood pressure.

Start musering only after 5 min rest

Mussure three times 2 min btween mussurments

Wirte in the table beloo only the third messurment

Select a Cuff Size Based on Arm Circumference

The ideal cuff bladder length is ≥ 80 percent of the patient’s arm circumference. The ideal cuff bladder width is ≥ 40 percent of the patient’s arm circumference.