Jasz
VIP Contributor
You should take record of your blood pressure in order to receive a proper diagnosis, understand medication directions, and make the changes necessary to reduce your blood pressure.
Although a health care professional can measure your blood pressure, they can only do so during appointments. If you measure it often at home and record the results, you can have a history of readings to discuss with your doctor. Your doctor will be able to use this information to diagnose or rule out hypertension and understand the effectiveness of your treatment plan.
Your health care professional may give you medication for hypertension that requires regular monitoring of your blood pressure. If you take record of your blood pressure at the times directed by your doctor, you’ll be able to follow their instructions on when to take your medication.
There are multiple ways to do this, including manual blood pressure cuffs and cuff-less blood pressure monitors. If you have hypertension, you will need to take your blood pressure often, and having a record of those readings can be helpful for your doctor when deciding how to treat you.
Finally, if you are making changes in lifestyle or diet to reduce or manage high blood pressure, taking a record of your blood pressure helps you see if those efforts are working.
Although a health care professional can measure your blood pressure, they can only do so during appointments. If you measure it often at home and record the results, you can have a history of readings to discuss with your doctor. Your doctor will be able to use this information to diagnose or rule out hypertension and understand the effectiveness of your treatment plan.
Your health care professional may give you medication for hypertension that requires regular monitoring of your blood pressure. If you take record of your blood pressure at the times directed by your doctor, you’ll be able to follow their instructions on when to take your medication.
There are multiple ways to do this, including manual blood pressure cuffs and cuff-less blood pressure monitors. If you have hypertension, you will need to take your blood pressure often, and having a record of those readings can be helpful for your doctor when deciding how to treat you.
Finally, if you are making changes in lifestyle or diet to reduce or manage high blood pressure, taking a record of your blood pressure helps you see if those efforts are working.
