the heart is more closer to the arm than to the leg....more blood circulations happens/ appear in upper part of the body than to the lower part.but how come that some nurses took patients BP through legs?
this actions can be done when the patients has amputed arms.
Elevating your legs can help lower high blood pressure by reducing the amount of work your heart has to do to pump blood throughout your body. When you elevate your legs, gravity helps to move blood back towards your heart, decreasing the pressure in your blood vessels and ultimately lowering your blood pressure.
Probably high blood pressure. You should have this looked at by your doctor and consider being put on blood pressure medication. Also, reduce sodium and caffeine intake and drink plenty of water.
Well, honey, if someone doesn't have arms or legs, you can still take their blood pressure using a special device called a thigh cuff. You simply wrap the cuff around their thigh and use a stethoscope to listen for the blood flow. It's not ideal, but hey, where there's a will, there's a way!
Smoking constricts blood vessels and so decreases the flow of blood ot the arms and legs.
The Ankle-brachial index (ABI) tests the blood pressure difference between your arms and your legs. It is used to find out if you have peripheral vascular disease. This disease is characterised by plaques in the blood vessels of the arms and legs which impair blood flow to tissues downstream from the plaque. It is seen in smokers and diabetics.
Some medical conditions prevent a health professional to obtain a Blood Pressure from the arm, or the arm is simply too big. Obtaining a Blood Pressure from ones leg is an accurate reading just as on the arm, you can also get a reading from the forearm.
Elevating your legs can help lower blood pressure by reducing the amount of work your heart has to do to pump blood throughout your body. When you elevate your legs, gravity helps to move blood back towards your heart, decreasing the pressure in your blood vessels and ultimately lowering your blood pressure.
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Elevating legs can help lower blood pressure by reducing the amount of work the heart has to do to pump blood throughout the body. When the legs are elevated, gravity helps to move blood back towards the heart, which can decrease the overall pressure in the blood vessels. This can lead to a decrease in blood pressure and reduce strain on the heart.
I would be worried about cardiovascular disease or kidney failure.
Because the blood is moving inside them
There is no blood flow in that area.