Home Blood Pressure Testing Consultation - Dr James Gill

A crucial part of treating raised blood pressure is actually determining a patient's true blood pressure. The easiest way to do that is with effective home Blood pressure monitoring.

A patient is asked to test their blood pressure in the morning and in the evening three times, selecting the lowest readings. This is done for five days, and the average is calculated.

Some people will be lucky enough to have a family member, or a partner, who is able to use a manual sigma monitor in order to check the blood pressure. However, even in this situation, many people find using an automated blood pressure monitor, makes the process much easier.

In this clinical examination, we set out the steps for home, blood pressure monitoring

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00:00 - Patient Identification and Reason for Visit
00:40 - Symptoms and Family History
01:36 - Manual Blood Pressure Measurement
03:10 - Factors Affecting Blood Pressure
03:24 - Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
05:51 - Recap and Next Steps