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I could not be sure with this information. I would request that your Dr. give you your blood pressure test the old fashion way or get a second opinion. This would be your base line. Then see what the difference is between his machine and yours. A blood pressure test is given when the person is at rest. Human error, stress and activity will provide different results. You should find out soon. Either your machine is correct and your blood pressure is fantastic or their blood pressure machine is correct and you are at Hypertension: stage 2. In this case your Dr. would want to talk with you about medications and life style changes.
i don't know. if you feel your readings are true, visit your doctor or hospital promptly. don't delay.
i suspect you may not be having a proper compression fitting on the arm with the lower reading.
some **** stores here have a ' no charge ' machine at a bench, that lets you test your blood pressure. you might like to try that on both arms and record the numbers. many electronics retailers sell a wrist band [ about $20 ] that reads pressure and pulse.
4 consecutive readings in a minute? No wonder you're getting widely varying readings. Your wrist or arm is not having time to recover from the constriction of the cuff. Try doing only two and waiting at least 30 to 40 seconds in between.
The best way to do it, is take one reading in your left arm and the other in your right arm. If they match or are within a few points of each other, the cuff is probably accurate.
Also, on your next visit to your doctor, take your cuff with you. After they take your vital signs at the doctors office, properly apply your cuff and compare your cuff's reading with theirs. If they are within a few points of each other that's fine.
What is the pattern of the EE? If the two E's are on the same line, then you didn't inflate the cuff to a sufficient pressure. (Wait 2-3 minutes before trying again and then inflate the cuff to 40 mmHg higher than the previous attempt.)
If the Es are arranged vertically, then you overinflated the cuff. Any [ressure above 300 mmHg is beyond the range that this bp monitor can handle. If you reached this point by getting several underinflation alerts, ask your medical professional to test your bp and recommend the starting inflation level that you need.
Make sure that you have the cuff on properly. You may need to consider a different bp pressure cuff size to get an accurate reading.
A monitor using Hg is only a valid monitor reading. Most electronic devices produce approximate results and are mostly good for taking several readings daily and obtaining a mean daily BP. Device calibration appears to be not accessible to the the user.Also, depending on age & condition of your dad, sequential reading must take place after elapse of enough time for circulation to be at steady state in the arm again, or if you immediately after a measurement make another, even with the same monitor you will obtain a different result.
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