Lecture 14 Blood Pressure Clinic Overview

Question 1

Components of BP screening interaction.

Answer 1

Agenda setting

Gathering a focused history

blood pressure measurement

Providing a tailored education

Wrapping up the visit

Question 2

Agenda setting

Answer 2

Introduce self
Give general outline
Set timeframe (5-10mins)

Question 3

Gathering focused history

Answer 3

Ask question related to

Blood pressure monitoring
Hypertension history
Blood pressure medication history
Healthy behaviour

Question 4

Blood pressure measurement

Answer 4

Ensure cut size and placement, make sure patients is appropriately positioned

Do 2-3 BP measurements, 30 seconds apart

Record measurement on home BP log