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.
Typically blood pressure, high blood pressure and hypertension refer to the systemic pressure throughout your body. Systemic blood pressure measures the pressure in your brachial artery (found in your arm) while the left side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the rest of your body.