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Q: What brand or type of blood pressure monitor do you recommend for at home use?
A: For a site that reviews blood pressure monitors click here. You should choose a blood pressure monitor that has a good manufacturer and meets your needs. Personally, I have an...
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Q: What brand or type of blood pressure monitor do you recommend for at home use?
A: A site that reviews blood pressure monitors can be found at http://www.consumersearch.com/blood-pressure-monitors. You should choose a blood pressure monitor that has a good manufacturer and meets your needs....
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Q: I have a problem with high blood pressure whenever I go to the doctor’s office, and the doctor gave me medication. But my blood pressue is good when I measure it at home. What do I do? Do I have to take the medication?...
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Q: Please tell me how BP should be taken. My medical facility takes it over clothes, arm hanging, asking me questions, same size cuff for everyone. I have questioned them and they say it doesn’t make a difference. Everything I have read says the opposite.
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Q: I take Nadolol 20 mg once a day. My BP is high when I go to the doctor all the time, 150/100. My heart rate is generally in the 60s. I am afraid to take my blood pressure at home in fear that it...
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Q: Is 107/95 blood pressure normal?
A: A single blood pressure reading should not be used to determine if someone has high blood pressure. By definition, normal blood pressure is a reading of 120/80 or less. If either the top number or bottom number is higher,...
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Q: I have a BP monitor “Sunbeam” brand that is 14 years old. I have started using it lately and it seems to give consistent readings, 150/85 to 130/78 depending upon the time of day I take the reading. I am wondering if I should...
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Q: Is there a reason why most doctors’ offices use a digital device to measure blood pressure rather than the manual type? When I was younger the nurse would hold your arm to heart level and take your pressure, now they just put the cuff...
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Q: My readings vary a lot, ranging from the healthy zone of 115/76 all the way up to 150/95. Many of my readings are in the 136/86 zone +/- In addition to being a Resperate user for several years, I am also newly taking a...
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Q: Why on the first reading is the systolic higher, sometimes almost ten points, the second reading is lower and the third is even lower? I read that having three readings is a good way to take a blood pressure reading. My BP monitor can...
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