Blood pressure limits and airlines (Ryanair etc.)
home bp measurement etc
Why should a home measurement be regarded as unreliable compared to a surgery measurement ?
Is the technology of a surgery measuring device different to that of a home device ? I do not think so.
Is a surgery device frequently recalibrated ? I do not know.
I have been advised of high bp in surgery and offered medication. At home, well rested and relaxed, I can see text book (normal values of my BP).
At surgery, three or four measurements are sometimes taken to hope for something like 120/80. Well supposing that measure is once achieved.....what about the rest of our day to day activities when bp is well elevated ?
So far reading texts and asking questions has not enlightened me.
Is the technology of a surgery measuring device different to that of a home device ? I do not think so.
Is a surgery device frequently recalibrated ? I do not know.
I have been advised of high bp in surgery and offered medication. At home, well rested and relaxed, I can see text book (normal values of my BP).
At surgery, three or four measurements are sometimes taken to hope for something like 120/80. Well supposing that measure is once achieved.....what about the rest of our day to day activities when bp is well elevated ?
So far reading texts and asking questions has not enlightened me.
The problem we have with 'home measurement kits' is that we dont know their provenance. They may have come from the far east and be rubbish. But most machines you buy in well known high street pharmacists, using a proper cuff around the upper arm are as reliable as anything you find in a surgery or outpatients. IMHO far more so!
All the technology is the same if electronic and if 'manual' there is none! The only exception is the super duper devices on anaesthetic machines and ITU monitors which have artifact recognition and rejection
I suspect surgery devices are never serviced. Indeed hospital ones are merely checked for electrical safety.
All we need to know is the lowest resting blood pressure. If it is in range you dont have hypertension. So white coat syndrome or activity that raises your blood pressure, no matter how much, is irrelevant. Indeed it is normal. Your doctor is doing multiple measurements as just one 'normal' one proves you are OK. Now run a marathon and it will shoot up as that is a normal physiological response that wont in itself cause any harm. But if the resting BP is really raised it can cause heart attacks or strokes over a period of time. We now know that period is months to years, so out comes the prescription pad. In the old days we used to give intravenous drugs and panic. That is now known to be bad medicine
Simple really - hope that helps!
All the technology is the same if electronic and if 'manual' there is none! The only exception is the super duper devices on anaesthetic machines and ITU monitors which have artifact recognition and rejection
I suspect surgery devices are never serviced. Indeed hospital ones are merely checked for electrical safety.
All we need to know is the lowest resting blood pressure. If it is in range you dont have hypertension. So white coat syndrome or activity that raises your blood pressure, no matter how much, is irrelevant. Indeed it is normal. Your doctor is doing multiple measurements as just one 'normal' one proves you are OK. Now run a marathon and it will shoot up as that is a normal physiological response that wont in itself cause any harm. But if the resting BP is really raised it can cause heart attacks or strokes over a period of time. We now know that period is months to years, so out comes the prescription pad. In the old days we used to give intravenous drugs and panic. That is now known to be bad medicine
Simple really - hope that helps!
In the UK, some bloke comes around about once every year or so and calibrates our measuring equipment, and put's a sticker on it, saying it needs recalibrating in another year.
I've never seen anyone ever take any equipment away. He's a very cheerful man, and always gives me a smile and a wave as he drives away in his Mercedes.
I think he has a brother who does the plug sockets a few months later.
I've never seen anyone ever take any equipment away. He's a very cheerful man, and always gives me a smile and a wave as he drives away in his Mercedes.
I think he has a brother who does the plug sockets a few months later.
