High Blood Pressure reading.

[Trevbet]

I recently fractured my arm (humerus) just where the Blood Pressure Testing Cuff tightens and it seems to :
1. hurt a little.
2. show readings of 160 Syst to 180 when I'm usually around 145.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

[Sqad]

In answer to 1) that would be understandable but if little clinical significance, particularly if your check X-Rays had shown normal healing.

2).....you fracture has nothing to do with your BP which should be investigated as if you had no past history of a fracture.

See you GP.

[GRUMPY]

Put the cuff on the other arm!!!!

[Khandro]

"just where the Blood Pressure Testing Cuff tightens" are you talking about a wrist or arm type ? If 'cuff' refers to the wrist, then that type is not very reliable, I have just switched to the upper arm variety, and the readings are lower and much more consistent. If you have a tight dressing or plaster cast on the fracture, it could increase the blood pressure reading a little. Isn't that the case squad?

[Sqad]

Khandro........I assumed that Trevbe thad had the plaster/dressing removed.....not much point in taking your BP over e plaster cast.;-)

I agree with the other part of your post.

[GRUMPY]

Khandro, Trev stated that he had broken his Humerus which is the upper arm!

[RATTER15]

come on Khandro, wake up!

[Khandro]

Sorry, mea culpa: but my dictionary says a cuff is 'A fold used as trimming at the BOTTOM of a sleeve'. Grumpy, I know where the humorous is, thank you. On the scant information, I envisaged an arm with a dressing/cast on the upper arm/elbow area and a reading being taken from the wrist.

[DTCwordfan]

even 145 seems high to begin with.....

I run at 115 over 72

[cathfromsaron]

test the other arm and then hit the GPs! was it a simple fracture?

[GRUMPY]

Don't know how to spell it though Khandro