Home blood pressure measurement rules

Henan province people's hospital of cardiology, chief physician Sun Lin 

Source: health

        Home blood pressure monitoring and clinic blood pressure monitoring, dynamic blood pressure monitoring, as one of the three commonly used blood pressure monitoring methods, by the majority of cardiovascular disease experts and patients with high blood pressure.

        Home blood pressure monitoring is not useful for patients with high blood pressure, can help more blood pressure is normal blood pressure in time before, so early diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure. Blood pressure measurement at home can also be effective identification of white coat hypertension, reduce their errors. For patients with high blood pressure has been confirmed, also can help to find the cause of the blood pressure fluctuations, as well as the usage of the adjustment of antihypertensive drugs, dosage to provide the basis.

        30 minutes before the pressure not to eat and drink

        Home blood pressure monitoring to take right way. 30 minutes before the pressure can't eat, don't drink, drink tea, drinking coffee, smoking and a large number of sports, etc. To empty your bladder before pressure, sitting in the back of a chair of the chair to rest for 5 minutes; Measuring blood pressure don't move, don't speak, cannot cross feet relaxed ground, forearm on the table, make the tie cuffs of upper arm and heart are on the same level. Cuff is wrapped around the arm, airbags on the front surface of the upper arm, the sleeve with the lower edge of 2 cm away from the elbow, balloon should be placed in the heart. Timely and accurately record the blood pressure, the best measuring date, time, detailed records. In addition, shall establish blood pressure monitoring in patients with folders or special laptop, to record blood pressure.

        Measuring the closer the more true blood pressure

        At present international home blood pressure monitoring and no unified plan. So-called found on the first day of the effect, on the first day of high blood pressure patients, unstable, but the measurement number, the more is, the less the average blood pressure readings. A Greek scholars study also showed that domestic measurement, the more the lower the measured blood pressure readings, the more close to the actual level of patients with blood pressure. Combining with the 2010 edition of China's high blood pressure prevention and control guidelines, it is recommended that patients with continuous measurement 7 days before the doctor (at least 3 days), morning and evening each once, twice, each time interval of 1 minute, take twice average measurement, accurate records in a timely manner. At the apart from the first day of the blood pressure, take 6 days after the average reference of blood pressure, stable for a period of treatment patients suggested that blood pressure measuring 1 ~ 2 times a week. Good blood pressure control, measuring 1 times a week.

        When blood pressure 135/85 MMHG or multiple family can be diagnosed with high blood pressure, family pressure < for normal blood pressure 130/80 MMHG. "White coat hypertension" clinic blood pressure 140/90 MMHG or higher, and home blood pressure is 130/80 MMHG; "Hidden sexual hypertension" clinic blood pressure < 140/90 MMHG, and home blood pressure 135/85 MMHG or higher. When the clinic blood pressure 140/90 MMHG or higher, but family or greater blood pressure 130/80 MMHG, and 134/84 MMHG or less, should carry on the dynamic blood pressure monitoring, in order to further clarify the diagnosis.

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