[rhyperior]

A PA explained to me once: they’re taught you have to sneak quietly into a room where the patient has been sitting in the dark listening to soothing music for 15 minutes and take their BP measurement without them noticing. Goals.

[adirelle]

You are kidding but having hypertension issues for years, I can confirm you that tension is a highly-dynamic value that can change in few minutes for a lot of reasons. Here the standard toi

[cyanydeez]

There's more evidence that taking with lying down is better.

[hermitcrab]

Hard not to notice the squeeze from a pressure cuff.

[nathan_douglas]

Numb the arm by having the patient sit calmly with their left arm in an ice bath.

[hermitcrab]

Sitting for minutes in extreme discomfort definitely won't change your BP! ;0)