Your Blood Pressure Technique Matters

And for accurate blood pressure readings, you need results you can count on.

Combat Hypertension Misdiagnosis with Your Technique

A clinician places a blood pressure cuff on a patient’s arm with a Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs 4400 Device in the background.

The statistics are alarming, and so is the reality: Blood pressure technique is notoriously easy to get wrong. Good technique, together with the right tools, can help you capture accurate readings.

By downloading the High Blood Pressure: Combating Hypertension Misdiagnosis with Your Technique Infographic, you'll be able to:

  • Learn how to choose the right cuff size for your patient
  • Determine the best blood pressure reading method
  • Record your readings and calculate the blood pressure average
A clinician takes a patient’s blood pressure using a Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs 4400 Device

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  1. Muntner P, Shimbo D, Carey R et al; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Hypertension; Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention;
  2. 2Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Measurement of blood pressure in humans: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Hypertension. 2019;71:e•••–e•••. DOI: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087
  3. 2019 AHA Scientific Statement on Measurement of BP in Humans, Originally published 4 Mar 2019 24 https://doi.org/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087 Hypertension. 2019;73:e35–e66
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