I recently had to renew my annual DOT physical but was having blood pressure issues high 174 over 93 at one point , so after talking to my Doc and having medication increased it still remained out of acceptable range, I increased the medication on my own the day of the test and an hour before being tested I was safely 127over 68, good to go. At the test clinic I tried to remain calm and think pleasant thoughts however when the dreaded test took place it was 148 over 82 I was instructed to relax and they would retake it after 15 -20 minutes, they returned and after the cuff was depressurizing I flexed my arm under the cuff ,the reading 130 over 83 pulse 69
I recreated this with my home unit this AM and trying several times each time I flexed while depressurizing the reading dropped . start was 112 second was 108 third try 101 not sure this trick would work for everybody but it did for me. If you have your own BP equipment try it to see if it works for you. " CAUTION" With high BP readings the danger is still there and needs treatment!!! Disclaimer I am not exactly sure of stated diastolic [LOWER] pressure as my concern was for the Systolic pressure only.
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DOT blood pressure test
I recently had to renew my annual DOT physical but was having blood pressure issues high 174 over 93 at one point , so after talking to my Doc and having medication increased it still remained out of acceptable range, I increased the medication on my own the day of the test and an hour before being tested I was safely 127over 68, good to go. At the test clinic I tried to remain calm and think pleasant thoughts however when the dreaded test took place it was 148 over 82 I was instructed to relax and they would retake it after 15 -20 minutes, they returned and after the cuff was depressurizing I flexed my arm under the cuff ,the reading 130 over 83 pulse 69 I recreated this with my home unit this AM and trying several times each time I flexed while depressurizing the reading dropped . start was 112 second was 108 third try 101 not sure this trick would work for everybody but it did for me. If you have your own BP equipment try it to see if it works for you. " CAUTION" With high BP readings the danger is still there and needs treatment!!! Disclaimer I am not exactly sure of stated diastolic [LOWER] pressure as my concern was for the Systolic pressure only.