High blood pressure (hypertension) review

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 *