The gold standard for blood pressure monitoring is an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, but this type of monitoring is not widely available. However, research has shown that home blood pressure monitoring is as accurate as ambulatory monitoring when done correctly. In this episode, I share how to get your most accurate blood pressure measurement to potentially avoid over-treatment, misdiagnosis of hypertension, and clinical inertia.

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Remember always to empty your bladder, avoid eating, drinking, or smoking within 30 minutes of blood pressure monitoring and use your bare upper arm when measuring your blood pressure. Ready, let's do this!
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Small-sized validated blood pressure cuff 9-17 inches here. Regular-sized validated blood pressure cuff 13-17 inches here; Large-sized validated blood pressure cuff up to 16.5 to 21.25 inches here. Extra-large validated large cuff up to 16.5-23.6 inches click here.

List of validated blood pressure monitors click here.
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This video gives you the correct technique to monitor your blood pressure at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfE8G9SZvJ8

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Voiceover Intro and soon to be outro done by Mr. Willie Breaux, Jr.

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About the host: Hi, I'm Dr. Tonya, a clinical research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, where I hold various positions. I spent the past decade studying home blood pressure monitoring and tracking, medication adherence, readiness, and confidence to change lifestyle behaviors for blood pressure control. 

I am the author of six first-authored publications in scientific journals. I was the lead coordinator on the landmark Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention (SPRINT) Trial. You can read my peer-reviewed research studies at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=TONYA+BREAUX-SHROPSHIRE.

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