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

Your Blood Pressure Technique Matters

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

  

Combat Hypertension Misdiagnosis with Your Technique

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
References
  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