Answer From Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D. Show Some wrist blood pressure monitors may be accurate if used exactly as directed and checked against measurements taken in your provider's office. For the most reliable blood pressure measurement, the American Heart Association recommends using a monitor with a cuff that goes around your upper arm, when available. Some people with very large arms may not have access to a well-fitting arm cuff at home. If so, measuring blood pressure at the wrist may be OK. Wrist blood pressure monitors may also be an option for people who had lymph nodes removed from the armpit (axiliary lymph node resection). Using a wrist blood pressure monitor at home often gives falsely high readings due to poor positioning. If you use one, place it directly over the wrist (radial) artery, where you can feel the pulse. Don't place it over clothes. Keep your wrist at heart level. Be still during the test and don't bend the wrist. Bending (flexing) the wrist can cause incorrect readings. It's common for blood pressure readings taken at home on any type of monitor to be different from those taken at a health care provider's office. If you have a wrist blood pressure monitor, take the device to your provider's office. Your provider can compare the blood pressure in your arm and wrist to make sure your device is working well. With Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D. Sign up for free, and stay up to date on research advancements, health tips and current health topics, like COVID-19, plus expertise on managing health. To provide you with the most relevant and helpful information, and understand which information is beneficial, we may combine your email and website usage information with other information we have about you. If you are a Mayo Clinic patient, this could include protected health information. If we combine this information with your protected health information, we will treat all of that information as protected health information and will only use or disclose that information as set forth in our notice of privacy practices. You may opt-out of email communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail. July 19, 2022
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. Is it accurate to take BP on forearm?Conclusion: Forearm BP is a fairly good predictor of standard upper arm BP in most patients. Forearm BP may be used when measurement of upper arm BP is not feasible.
Is forearm blood pressure higher?Conclusions: Both measurements of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were equivalent in arm and forearm, in such a way that can be considered effective measurement of BP in the forearm in hypertensive patients being of particular usefulness in obese patients or who present arms dysmorphisms.
Can you put a blood pressure cuff on your lower arm?Individuals with large arms may not be able to access a well-fitting upper arm cuff. If this is the case, it may be appropriate to measure blood pressure at the wrist or lower arm if the test is administered as directed and checked against results obtained at your doctor's office.
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