But in practice doctors usually just measure while the patient sits.
Feet flat on floor blood pressure.
You should sit in a chair with your back supported and feet flat on the floor or a footstool.
Measurements should be taken in silence when the patient is relaxed with both feet flat on the floor and their back and arm supported.
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Dangling one s legs requires muscular activity which can increase blood pressure.
Make sure your arm is supported and at the same level as your heart.
Have your back supported with your arm resting on a firm surface and your feet flat on the floor.
Ask the patient to relax as much as possible and make sure he or she isn t talking when you take the reading.
Sit in a chair with your back flat against the chair back and your feet flat on the floor.
Poor support for your feet or back while seated can raise your blood pressure reading by 6 to 10 points.
To get a correct blood pressure reading patients need to be seated with their back supported and feet flat on the floor.
Many patients automatically cross their legs which raises their blood pressure so it is particularly important to emphasise the need for the patient to uncross their legs when taking their blood pressure.
Together the dangling feet the unsupported back even the chit chat are more than enough to throw off a blood pressure reading and classify a patient as having high blood pressure when they don t.
I recently bought an omron automatic blood pressure monitor that goes around the upper arm.
That measurement however could come back dangerously high and flat wrong.
This means avoiding taking blood pressure on an exam table from which a patient s legs will dangle.
At my doctor s office they take my blood pressure on the examining table with my feet dangling and not on the floor.
Blood pressure increases when legs are crossed and this increases the estimation of cardiovascular risk for many patients.
Make sure the patient has both feet flat on the floor.
Care should be taken to ensure that the patients feet are flat on the floor when measuring their blood pressure.
Sit quietly for 5 minutes or more with both feet flat on the floor before taking your blood pressure.
Blood pressure should be taken with the feet on the floor correct.
If possible rest your arm at heart level on a table or arm of a chair.
Stay in this position while you take your blood pressure.
It instructs the user to be seated.
