Dec 24, 2025 · Checking your blood pressure helps you avoid health problems. Learn more about what your numbers mean.

Feb 25, 2025 · Using a blood pressure cuff that's too large or too small can give you blood pressure readings that are not accurate. Your healthcare team should have several sizes of cuffs to ensure an …

Dec 24, 2025 · Let the pressure fall 2 millimeters, or lines on the dial, per second while listening for your heart sounds. Note the reading when you first hear a heartbeat. This is your systolic pressure. Note …

Oct 4, 2024 · Blood pressure that measures higher at home than at a medical office could be due to a mistake in how you check your blood pressure at home. Or it may be that you are less stressed at …

Jun 13, 2024 · Overview Low blood pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is too low. It's also called hypotension. Blood pressure is measured in …

Jul 23, 2024 · Monitoring your blood pressure at home can: Help with early diagnosis. Self-monitoring can help your healthcare professional diagnose high blood pressure earlier than if you have only …

Nov 5, 2024 · A small difference in blood pressure readings between arms usually isn't a worry. But a large difference can be a warning sign of a health condition.

Jun 19, 2024 · A hypertensive crisis is a sudden, severe increase in blood pressure. The blood pressure reading is 180/120 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or greater. A hypertensive crisis is a medical …

Jun 13, 2024 · Diagnosis To find out if you have low blood pressure, also called hypotension, your healthcare professional gives you a physical exam. You're also asked questions about your medical …

Feb 29, 2024 · In general, hypertension is a blood pressure reading of 130/80 mm Hg or higher. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association divide blood pressure into four …