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High blood pressure (hypertension) review

High blood pressure (hypertension) review

Which surgery are you registered at?

About you

eg. 1.75
eg. 60.6

Medication

Are you having any problems with your medication? *

Smoking

Smoking status: *

Smoker

What do you mainly smoke?
How many cigarettes do you smoke in a day? *
How many cigars do you smoke in a day? *
Would you like to give up smoking? *

If you would like help or advice to stop smoking, please visit NHS Quit Smoking.

Ex smoker

What did you mainly smoke?
How many cigarettes did you smoke in a day? *
How many cigars did you smoke in a day? *

Blood pressure diary

For a list of validated home blood pressure monitors, visit www.bihsoc.org/bp-monitors or discuss with your pharmacy.

Patient instructions

  • In the morning, ensure that you are rested and have taken no exercise in the last 30 minutes.
  • Then sit in a chair comfortably upright with your arm supported on a table beside you, with both feet on the ground.
  • Put the cuff on your upper arm (5cm above your elbow) resting on the table, the cuff should be roughly at the level of your heart.
  • Press the on/start button on the BP monitor and take two readings at least 1 minute apart.
  • Record the readings below with your pulse rate and any comments.
  • Repeat that evening and for a total of 7 days using alternate arms.

Day 1

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Day 2

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Day 3

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Day 4

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Day 5

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Day 6

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Day 7

Please use this date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements

Average Blood Pressure

This is automatically calculated for internal use only. Average does not include day 1.

Morning Measurements

Evening Measurements
Terms and conditions *