Bobby asked:
The blood pressure in my arms is normal, 115/70 is average when I’m relaxed. But I’ve had some minor swelling in my ankles the doctor ruled out all serious causes and said if I lose 50 lbs it will go away. Fair enough. So I got a new blood pressure monitor and start tinkering with it and notice that when standing the BP in my ankle was an astonishing 219/166. I know that if the extremity is below the heart it will be falsely high, but damn…THAT high?
The blood pressure in my arms is normal, 115/70 is average when I’m relaxed. But I’ve had some minor swelling in my ankles the doctor ruled out all serious causes and said if I lose 50 lbs it will go away. Fair enough. So I got a new blood pressure monitor and start tinkering with it and notice that when standing the BP in my ankle was an astonishing 219/166. I know that if the extremity is below the heart it will be falsely high, but damn…THAT high?
