The following selections from the guidelines on how to perform home blood pressure measurements are presented.
Features of home blood pressure measurement.
1. reliability.
2. authenticity.
3. Simplicity.
Items needed for home blood pressure measurement.
Upper-arm electronic blood pressure monitor; chair and table of appropriate height; recording and reporting of blood pressure measurement results.
Home blood pressure measurement measurement procedure: 1.
1. no smoking, alcohol or coffee, emptying the bladder and resting for at least 5 minutes before the 30-minute measurement; the patient remains quiet and does not speak during the blood pressure measurement.
2, sitting position, feet naturally flat, upper arm at an angle of 40 degrees to the chest wall on the table, the center of the cuff’s rubber pouch placed on the brachial artery, the lower edge of the cuff is 2-3 cm from the elbow line; elasticity to be able to insert 1-2 fingers; bare arm tied cuff, the cuff must be kept at the same level as the heart.
3. For patients who are first diagnosed or whose blood pressure is not up to standard and unstable, measure once a day in the morning and once in the evening, preferably in the morning after waking up and urinating, before taking medication, and in the evening before going to bed, for 7 consecutive days; for the few who cannot measure for 7 consecutive days, measure for at least 3 consecutive days.
4, each continuous measurement of blood pressure 2-3 times, each interval of 1 minute, take the average of the last two times blood pressure, because the first blood pressure measurement value is often high.
5.People with standard and stable blood pressure self-measurement 1 day a week, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Home blood pressure measurement measurement points to note.
What conditions do not advocate home blood pressure measurement?
Certain cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, patients with frequent premature beats, the use of electronic sphygmomanometers can not accurately measure blood pressure.
The fluctuation of blood pressure itself may affect the patient’s mood, and self-measurement of blood pressure is not recommended for patients with mental anxiety and disorders or unauthorized changes in treatment regimen.
Home blood pressure measurement measurement points to note.
1. the number of blood pressure measurements should not be too frequent; some people are prone to anxiety when they want to get up and measure.
2, some people wake up in the middle of the night with an alarm clock in order to obtain the night blood pressure, or wake up at night to measure blood pressure, this destruction of the physiological state of the night and the measured blood pressure value, does not represent the night blood pressure.
3, do not be overly concerned about the high or low blood pressure of a particular time.