Blood pressure is not always consistent, and can vary even when the child is resting. Thus, elevated BP readings should be repeated and confirmed over several visits before a child is identified as ...

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The term refers to “the strength with which your blood pushes on the sides of your arteries as it’s pumped around your body,” the NHS says ... blood pressure levels differ among different ...

A review by US experts has revealed some arm positions - such as resting the arm on the lap - can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings. The NHS advises that correct positioning is to ...

More than a thousand people a year in the South West could be spared death if more patients with high blood pressure were treated, according to NHS figures ... eye on their readings Somerset ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 25 percent of UK adults, according to the NHS. Having high blood pressure increase your risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

This is the systolic pressure. The second is a measure of the blood pressure when the heart rests between beats. This is called diastolic pressure. A normal blood pressure reading is around ... in ...

Experts found that some arm positions – such as resting the arm on the lap – can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS ...

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(See Flynn et al, Pediatrics, 2017) Blood pressure is not always consistent, and can vary even when the child is resting. Thus, elevated BP readings should be repeated and confirmed over several ...