PP on a blood pressure monitor: what the third number means
Many monitors show a PP next to systolic and diastolic. It is not a third measurement but the gap between the two values – and that is ex...
Measuring blood pressure
Measuring blood pressure without a device – is it possible?
Feeling your pulse, interpreting symptoms, smartphone apps without a cuff: why none of these methods gives a blood pressure reading – and...
When should you measure your blood pressure? The right schedule
In the morning before breakfast and in the evening before bed, twice each time, for seven days. Why these particular times – and why meas...
Measuring blood pressure: right or left arm? The clear answer
Both arms the first time, then always the one with the higher readings. And the difference between arms is itself a finding that many peo...
Buying a blood pressure wearable: 7 questions before you decide
“Best buy” lists usually compare features, not measurement quality. Seven questions that let you judge for yourself in a few minutes what...
Calibrating a blood pressure wristband: why it isn’t enough
A reference value from a cuff is supposed to make the wristband accurate. What happens to the measurement uncertainty along the way, and ...
Apple Watch and blood pressure: what the watch really does
Anyone searching for “Apple Watch blood pressure measurement” expects a number on the display. There isn’t one. What the watch does inste...
Measuring blood pressure at the wrist: why the upper arm is the reference
Ten centimetres below the heart shifts blood pressure by around 7.5 mmHg. Why the wrist measures systematically wrong – and when it is st...
Which blood pressure monitor is the most accurate? The honest answer
From the discount store to the pharmacy: every approved device has to pass the same test under DIN EN ISO 81060-2. The difference arises ...
Measuring blood pressure with a smartwatch: what the watch can really do
A watch on your wrist does not measure pressure – it extrapolates it from light signals. Why this difference determines whether a number ...
Measuring blood pressure correctly: 7 mistakes that distort your readings
Cuff too loose, arm too low, straight after a coffee: small mistakes can shift a blood pressure reading by up to 20 mmHg. These seven poi...
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