Reno rethinks focus on 4-year degrees amid skilled labor shortage. The old belief was that you could graduate from college after four years and youâre set. A rapidly changing labor market in Reno, however, is fueling a new focus on lifelong learning for college grads and more vocational training. This is a modal window.
(It's best to take blood pressure from the left arm, if possible.) Rest in a chair next to a table for five to 10 minutes. (Your left arm should rest comfortably at heart level.) Sit up straight with your back against the chair, legs uncrossed. Rest your forearm on the table with the palm of your hand facing up.
There is a normal variation in inter-arm blood pressure, or the pressure between right and left arms. Usually it is less than 10 mmHg and, according to the American Heart Association, you should talk to your doctor if the difference is consistently greater.f you are healthy, your heart pumps blood to all the body's cells without causing undue stress on the vessels. Blood pressure is usually measured in either the right upper or left upper arm. A normal blood pressure is typically less than 120/80 mmHg (millimeters of mercury).