Why is it that in my left arm my pulse was 85bpm and my right arm was 79bpm?!

Question: Why are these arms different? Are these numbers too low for a 16 y/o?

Answers: Why are these arms different? Are these numbers too low for a 16 y/o?

Either the measurement was off, or your heart was beating ever so slightly faster while the doctor measured the pulse in your left arm. If both arms had been measured at the exact same time, the numbers would have been the same.

Your heart rate sounds well within the normal range for someone your age.

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Why is it that in my left arm my pulse was 85bpm and my right arm was 79bpm?!

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