Blood Pressure l vs r arm

[Reality]

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3027042
Did you guys know that bp needs to read on both arms?
That a difference of 10 pts or more may be a cause for concern thus look into why?

All the years I've had bp i had never known this.
I thought i was cruisin with a forever reading of 120/80 on my left arm.
Now i find out batting right I'm 139/92

[westkoast]

Now that you mention it I don't remember them doing it on both arms ever....

[WayOutWest]

Now that you mention it I don't remember them doing it on both arms ever....

My doctor alternates.

[jemagee]

It's an interesting thing to read, doesn't sound like they are suggesting do both arms each time but to determine which arm is the 'high' side and get the doctor to use that...i suppose next time i go to the doctor i'll have to ask, i wonder if it's related to handedness...or is it always the same on one side or another?

[Reality]

Article says the dominate hand will have the higher BP.

[jemagee]

Article says the dominate hand will have the higher BP.

Damn, missed that part...i kind of thought it might be that way (intuitively to me it made sense, more use on an every day idea, i'm left handed so that stuff always is interesting to me )