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  2. I got a free blood pressure screening at Petersburg's library ...

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    Why not get your blood pressure checked for free at the Petersburg library? Every Tuesday 1-6 p.m., or check a monitor out and take it home!

  3. During blood pressure check, there's a right way and wrong ...

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    For example, if a person’s actual blood pressure is 134, and blood pressure is measured on a dangling arm, the reading could end up over 140, which is considered to be stage 2 hypertension.

  4. Walgreens and Take Care Clinics Offer Free Blood Pressure ...

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    Walgreens and Take Care Clinics Offer Free Blood Pressure Testing to Support American Heart Month DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walgreens (NYS: WAG) (NAS: WAG) today said it is supporting ...

  5. Blood pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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    A minimum systolic value can be roughly estimated by palpation, most often used in emergency situations, but should be used with caution. [10] It has been estimated that, using 50% percentiles, carotid, femoral and radial pulses are present in patients with a systolic blood pressure > 70 mmHg, carotid and femoral pulses alone in patients with systolic blood pressure of > 50 mmHg, and only a ...

  6. Sphygmomanometer - Wikipedia

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    A sphygmomanometer (/ ˌ s f ɪ ɡ m oʊ m ə ˈ n ɒ m ɪ t ə r / SFIG-moh-mə-NO-mi-tər), also known as a blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, [1] and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure.

  7. Intermittent pneumatic compression - Wikipedia

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    IPK with inflatable trousers. Intermittent pneumatic compression is a therapeutic technique used in medical devices that include an air pump and inflatable auxiliary sleeves, gloves or boots in a system designed to improve venous circulation in the limbs of patients who have edema or the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or the combination of DVT and PE, venous ...

  8. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured.

  9. Blood pressure rose during the pandemic, especially for women ...

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    Average blood pressure has risen since the coronavirus pandemic started, and women might be more at risk for heart-related issues, according to a study. Blood pressure rose during the pandemic ...