Patient was educated on the errors in blood pressure readings that can be caused due to inappropriate cuff size as follows: An appropriate sized cuff must be placed about one inch above the bend of elbow, with no clothing on the arm that is supported and relaxed at the heart level, to get an ideal reading of blood pressure. When the size of your arm gets closer to the upper and lower end of the [...]

Nurse instructed the patient and caregiver on how to decide the size of the cuff as follows: Always, using a blood pressure cuff that is appropriate for your size arm is mandatory to have a correct reading on your blood pressure numbers. Before buying a cuff, measure your arm around the middle of the upper arm, on the limb you intend to take your blood pressure reading. The general rule is that the size of [...]