( ( Blood pressure ) ( ( was ( ( ( ( measured ( in ( ( a ( semi-recumbent position ) ) ( with ( ( ( ( the use ) ( of ( a ( mercury sphygmomanometer ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( a cuff ) ( of ( appropriate size ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( on ( the ( right arm ) ) ) ) , ) ( following ( ( the protocol ) ( of ( ( ( the ( Joint ( National Committee ) ) ) ( on ( Detection ( , ( Evaluation ( , ( and Treatment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( of ( ( High ( Blood Pressure ) ) ( -LRB- ( 1988 -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Blood) (NN pressure)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN measured) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ semi-recumbent) (NN position)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN use)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN mercury) (NN sphygmomanometer)))) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN cuff)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ appropriate) (NN size)))))))) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (JJ right) (NN arm))) (, ,) (PP (VBG following) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN protocol)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Joint) (NNP National) (NNP Committee)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP Detection) (, ,) (NNP Evaluation) (, ,) (CC and) (NNP Treatment))) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP High) (NNP Blood) (NNP Pressure)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 1988)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))))))) (. .)))
Blood pressure was measured in a semi-recumbent position with the use of a mercury sphygmomanometer and a cuff of appropriate size on the right arm, following the protocol of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (1988).
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