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.
If you're left-handed, pressure may be higher in the left arm, and vice versa. It shouldn't make a huge difference, but, the association adds: If one arm has higher blood pressure than the other, that arm should be used to determine if you have hypertension..