when patients get their blood pressure taken at the doctor’s office, the doctor requires you to sit, legs uncrossed. But what would happen if we stand up to get our blood pressure taken? can we stand? or do we have to sit? And why?

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    5 months ago

    Exactly. It is compared to a standard. If you change the assumptions the results are meaningless as a comparison.

    120 over 80 while standing may be way too low.