[header] How to take orthostatic blood pressure [title] Ask the person to lie down for five minutes. [step] He should be completely flat on a table, bed or couch. Wrap the sphygmomanometer, or blood pressure gauge, armband firmly around the person's upper right arm and secure it with the velcro strip. 
[title] Place your stethoscope over the brachial artery. [step] With the blood pressure cuff wrapped around the person's arm, have her palm facing upwards and place the stethoscope on the inside of the elbow.