Blood Pressure: Measure, manage, monitor
Learning outcomes
By completing this module you will be able to:
- identify and address potential confounders to best-practice blood pressure measurement
- explain the potential uses of out-of-clinic monitoring and identify which patients would benefit from home or ambulatory monitoring
- explain the importance of assessing absolute risk to inform treatment decisions for patients with normal and elevated blood pressure
- describe appropriate techniques for patients to confidently monitor their own blood pressure
- describe treatment strategies for patients at varying levels of risk
- devise strategies to improve the accuracy of blood pressure measurement and treatment in your practice.
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