Table 7: HBP Monitoring

Table 7:
HBP Monitoring
Diagnostic Aid
Suspected white-coat hypertension or excessive anxiety noted during office measurement of blood pressure	Home measurements in patients with white-coat hypertension are usually normal and serve to differentiate this group of patients.
Pregnancy	Accurately diagnosing hypertension is particularly important during pregnancy, and HBP monitors may help by providing more measurements within a given time.
Therapeutic Aid
Improved compliance	Studies have shown that patients with difficult-to-control hypertension and patients with poor records of compliance do better with HBP monitoring.
Guide to drug therapy	HBP measurements can be useful in guiding drug therapy, both in reducing office visits and in assisting the evaluation of symptoms, eg, light-headedness or unsteadiness, which may occur on treatment.