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Because blood pressure changes each time it is measured, depending on time and surrounding conditions, it is important to know the exact blood pressure level to manage high blood pressure. In addition, it is essential to manage high blood pressure by consulting a doctor with the blood pressure readings measured at home with a home blood pressure monitor and recorded. To this end, we created “Contents for measuring blood pressure at home” so that residents of Chungcheongnam-do can learn the importance and method of measuring blood pressure at home for proper diagnosis and management of high blood pressure.

1. Importance of home blood pressure measurement

① Possible to check the most accurate blood pressure readings

- Helps evaluate masked hypertension and white coat hypertension

- Possible to check blood pressure in the morning, which can be missed in the clinic

② Check the effectiveness of hypertension treatment

- You can check whether the high blood pressure medication you are taking controls your blood pressure well

- Helps actively manage blood pressure by checking the effect of non-drug therapy (life therapy)

③ Risk of complications of hypertension and prevention of condition deterioration

- Cardiocerebrovascular disease prevention and prediction possible

2. Number of measurements per day

⦁ 2 times in the morning and 2 times in the evening

- After urinating, before eating, before taking medication for high blood pressure